Deaths associated with Hurricanes Marilyn and Opal - United States, September-October 1995.

From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: January 19, 1996 | Copyright information

Both Hurricanes Marilyn and Opal struck the islands of the Caribbean in Sep 1995 and Oct 1995. Hurricane Marilyn killed ten people when it passed over St. Thomas and the US Virgin Islands, and eight of the deaths were boat-related. Hurricane Opal killed 27 people when it passed over Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Multiple trauma caused by falling trees and motor vehicle accidents accounted for most of these deaths. Measures to reduce the number of hurricane-related deaths are r...

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