Hurricane Greta Research Paper

Hurricane Greta, it occurred in 1978 on September 19th in southern Belize. From here on, there were 4 deaths and 5,000 people affected. Meanwhile, there were also about 1,200 homes damaged, about half of which towns were along the coastline. My step dad has experienced Hurricane Greta in his past and described it having a lot of rain along with high, strong winds. Another way he described this horrifying hurricane was, how most people who lived in his village and whose houses couldn't withstand the hurricane had to be sheltered in one building that could. Many of the people, including himself, had to stay in the shelter until the next day or so, after the hurricane. Along with, not only did the shelter provide warm and sheltering to many
For instance, Greta had downed trees and produced high waves, while on the mainland, there was minimal flooding despite a high storm surge. Afterwards, Hurricane Greta had destroyed 125 homes and even the only primary hospital that they had in town. As a result, this left about 75% of the houses damaged, there was estimated about $25 million dollars worth of all the damage caused during the hurricane. During the hurricane, there was winds as high as 90 mph to 110 mph! In contrast, Hurricane Greta has washed out roads and bridges, and wrecked many of their crops. These crops include: rice, coconut, banana, grapefruits, and oranges.

When my stepdad was in this hurricane, he was only 8 years old. He described to me that the most frightening moment in the hurricane was when he could hear the powerful wind outside tearing up the zinc roof of the shelter they were staying in during the hurricane. He also described that there were constant sounds of babies crying all around him. In addition, it was proved that during the hurricane it had made Category 4 which meant it was the second-highest Hurricane Scale and had winds of 130-156 mph. After the hurricane, Belize nearly had 33 inches of rain causing floods, but some