In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused significant effects in the Lesser Antilles and South America, including 44 deaths and over USD 1 billion in damage. In the region, the worst damage occurred on Grenada, where the damage total of USD 1.1 billion represented 200% of its GDP. Ivan caused at least three fatalities and moderate damage in northern Venezuela, and one person died each in Trinidad and Barbados. It was the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused significant effects in the Lesser Antilles and South America, including 44 deaths and over USD 1 billion in damage. In the region, the worst damage occurred on Grenada, where the damage total of USD 1.1 billion represented 200% of its GDP. The hurricane damaged more than 14,000 homes and destroyed 30% of the houses, leaving about 18,000 people homeless. Ivan caused at least three fatalities and moderate damage in northern Venezuela, and one person died each in Trinidad and Barbados. In Venezuela, citizens in coastal areas of Falcón, Sucre and Isla Margarita were moved to safer areas, and several thousands were evacuated due to the hurricane. Along the northern coastline of Venezuela, the hurricane produced heavy precipitation and storm surge of about 13 feet, which produced a rainfall and storm winds of about 26 mph. The name Ivan was later retired, and the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center on September 7. The storm was the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It was also the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. in nearly 50 years, killing at least 44 people and causing more than $1 billion in damage and loss of life. It is the only major hurricane to have made landfall in South America since Hurricane Charley in 1961.
The eye of the hurricane passed over Grenada on September 6, causing damage to the island’s infrastructure and power lines. The northern portion of the eye passed over Trinidad and Tobago on September 8, causing further damage and power outages. On September 7, the eye of Ivan passed over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Tobago, and Grenada. On the day of the storm’s passage, the government of Barbados issued a hurricane watch for its territory. The two main airports in the country were closed, with one airline canceling all of its flights. On Barbados, officials closed schools and government buildings and prepared shelters prior to the arrival of thehurricane. To minimize danger, island power grid down. Four shelters opened on Saint Lucia where many people sought safety, where many people sought safety from the storm. On Saint Vincent and the Grenads, about 560 people evacuated for the storm, and many schools and businesses were closed. Two people died: one man trying to save his car, and one girl sleeping in her bed, when a tree fell on the roof above her room. The combination of rainfall and winds destroyed 21 houses and blew off the roof of several others, affecting several others off the coast of Caracas, Vargas, Aragua, Carabobo, and Anzoátegui.
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