Effects of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic

Hurricane Georges

Georges at landfall in the Dominican Republic
Meteorological history
Date	September 22, 1998
Category 3 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	120 mph (195 km/h)
Lowest pressure	962 mbar (hPa); 28.41 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	380 direct
Missing	58
Damage	$1.2 billion (1998 USD)
Areas affected	Dominican Republic
Part of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season
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The effects of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic were some of the worst in its recorded history. Georges produced $1 billion of damage to the island and killed over 380 people. 7000 people evacuated to six shelters in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Supplies came from countries including the United States, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Chile and others. Hurricane Georges had just recently reached Category 3-status when it made landfall on the island and became the worst storm to affect the island since Hurricane David made a direct landfall in 1979.