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The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record began to impact the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000 people across the Antilles over the subsequent days.
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Great Hurricane of 1780
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
The Great Hurricane of 1780 was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere. An estimated 22,000 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through the islands from October 10 to October 16. Specifics on the hurricane's track and strength are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Antilles
Archipelago bordering the north and east of the Caribbean Sea
The Antilles is a Caribbean archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)