Top 10 deadliest hurricanes in a century (8)

（China.org.cn）  16:41, November 05, 2012

Top 3: Hurricane Mitch (飓风米奇)

Time: Oct. 22– Nov. 5, 1998

Areas: Central America (particularly Honduras and Nicaragua), Yucatán Peninsula, South Florida

Fatalities: 19,325 at least

Damage: US$6.2 billion (1998 USD)

Hurricane Mitch is reportedly the deadliest hurricane ever recorded in U.S. history. It formed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, and rapidly evolved to Category 5 status, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h).