Hurricane Mitch Case Study

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Hurricane Mitch was a Category 5 Hurricane which means it had the strongest wind speed on October 29,1998,.Hurricane Mitch caused a lot of destruction,Mudslides and Flooding. According to the text Mudslides trapped people because the roads with covered in Mud.The text also states the Mudslides cov ered Whole towns since the hills collapsed due to all the rain As stated in the text there was a lot of flooding because 25 inches of rain fell in little than a day. The rain also collapsed hills that caused a sea of mud. The text supports that there was a lot of destruction due to the sea of mud that covered the roads, Bridges and many homes.There also whole entire homes covered in mud Also due to a sea of mud coming down from

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