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Hurricane David

1979 · 20th century

Hurricane David was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck Dominica on 29 August 1979 and then the Dominican Republic and the south-eastern United States. On Dominica it destroyed most homes and the banana crop and left much of the population homeless. With more than 2,000 deaths in total, most in the Dominican Republic, it was one of the deadliest hurricanes of the century.

Hurricane David
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Commonwealth of Dominica

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hurricane David. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hurricane-david
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“Hurricane David.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hurricane-david. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Hurricane David.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hurricane-david.
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