1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
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The 1899 San Ciríaco hurricane, also known as the 1899 Puerto Rico Hurricane or The Great Bahamas Hurricane of 1899, was the longest-lived Atlantic hurricane on record, and the third-longest-lived tro
Path of the hurricane across Puerto Rico
Damage in Puerto Rico after the hurricane
Winslow Homer painting of a man lying on a beach next to his destroyed boat in the Bahamas
Rasmus Midgett sits on the wreckage of the Priscilla, which was situated about halfway between Salvo and Avon
Hurricane Maria
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Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which account
1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
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Maria at peak intensity southeast of Puerto Rico early on September 20
An aerial view of part of Roseau, revealing widespread damage to roofs. Flash floods clogged roads with debris—vegetative and structural—and mud.
A road in the Roseau area is littered with structural debris, damaged vegetation and downed power poles and lines.
Numerous trees fell across Guadeloupe, clogging roadways with debris.