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Hurricane Harvey Was Second Most Expensive Storm in U.S. History

At least 103 people died, mostly from Harvey-induced flooding
Only 2005’s Katrina caused more damage in U.S. storm history

Bloomberg’s Joe Carroll reports on Harvey’s flooding(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Brian K Sullivan

January 25, 2018 at 6:09 PM UTC

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Record-breaking Hurricane Harvey became the second-costliest storm to hit the U.S. and dropped more rain than any other system ever.

Harvey, the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. since 2005, killed at least 103 people and caused an estimated $125 billion in damage, making it the second only to Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, the National Hurricane Center said in a report Thursday.