The great Huracan of 1780

2.  Hurricanes are dangerous and
destructive.known also as cyclons and
typhons in other parts of the world,
hurricanes cause high winds, fooding,
heavy rain, and storms.

3.  The Great Hurricane of 1780 also known as
huracán San Calixto, the great Hurricane of
the Antilles and the 1780 disaster. Between
20,000 and 22,000 people died when the storm
passed through the Lesser Antilles in the
Caribbean 10-16 October.

4.  The Hurricane struck Barbados with winds possibly
exceding 320 km/h, before moving past Martinique,
Saint Lucia ans Sint Eustatius, thousands of deaths
were reported on the islands.

5.  There, it caused heavy damage near the
coastlines.It ultimately turned to the northeast
before being last observed on 20 October
southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.

6.  The hurricane was part of the disastrous 1780 Atlantic
hurricane season, with two other deadly storms occuring in
the month of October.
AMIRA AZUMIK GUERMAZ