A look at economic destructions caused by hurricanes
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Superstorm Sandy is the latest hurricane to leave a trail of both human and economic devastation in the United States. But is it the most expensive hurricane in the world?
Let's take a look at some of the most expensive hurricanes to have ever hit the global economy.
Source: CNBC
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Image: A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters
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Katrina
Year: 2005
Estimated losses: $46.59 billion
Date of storm: August 25-30, 2005
Areas affected: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee
Global rank: 1
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Image: Men inspect damage to a beach club destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Sea Bright, New Jersey.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Andrew
Year: 1992
Estimated losses: $22.93 billion
Date of storm: August 24-26, 1992
Areas affected: Florida and Louisiana
Global rank: 2
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Image: National Guard soldiers rescue people who were stranded in Mears, Virginia.
Photographs: Handout/Reuters
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Ike
Year: 2008
Estimated losses: $13.05 billion
Date of storm: September 12-14, 2008
Areas affected: Arkansas, Illiniois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas
Global rank: 3
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Image: Neighbours Lucille Dwyer, right, and Linda Strong, left, embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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Wilma
Year: 2005
Estimated losses: $11.67 billion
Date of storm: October 24, 2005
Areas affected: Florida
Global rank: 4
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Image: A house floats in the bay after it was washed from its foundation during Hurricane Sandy in Manotoloking, New Jersey.
Photographs: Steve Nesius/Reuters
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Charley
Year: 2004
Estimated losses: $8.75 billion
Date of storm: August 13-14, 2004
Areas affected: Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina
Global rank: 5
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Image: Pedestrians pass by a tree that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Gary Cameron/Reuters
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Ivan
Year: 2004
Estimated losses: $8.32 billion
Date of storm: September 15-21, 2004
Areas affected: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia
Global rank: 6
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Image: The aerial view of the damage around Atlantic City, New Jersey, is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Photographs: Doug Mills/Pool/Reuters
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Hugo
Year: 1989
Estimated losses: $6.83 billion
Date of storm: September 17-22, 1989
Areas affected: Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia and US Virgin Islands
Global rank: 7
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Image: Residents stand over vehicles which were submerged in a parking structure in the financial district of Lower Manhattan, New York.
Photographs: Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Rita
Year: 2004
Estimated losses: $6.37 billion
Date of storm: September 20-26, 2004
Areas affected: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas
Global rank: 8
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Image: Boats are seen in a yard, where they washed onto shore during Hurricane Sandy, near Monmouth Beach, New Jersey.
Photographs: Steve Nesius/Reuters
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Frances
Year: 2004
Estimated losses: $5.38 billion
Date of storm: September 3-9, 2004
Areas affected: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York and South Carolina
Global rank: 9
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Image: Burnt houses are seen next to those which survived in Breezy Point, a neighbourhood located in the New York City borough of Queens.
Photographs: Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Irene
Year: 2011
Estimated losses: $4.30 billion
Date of storm: August 26-28, 2011
Areas affected: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont and Washington, DC
Global rank: 10
Image: The remnants of a roller coast sits in the surf three days after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
Photographs: Steve Nesius/Reuters
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