Natural disasters in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

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Most fatalities - Storm (September 8, 1900)
6,000 people
Most people affected - Flood (June 9, 2008)
11 million people
Most economic damage - Storm (August 29, 2005)
125bn USD

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