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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2005-000163 Country: CUB Cuba Location: Date (YMD): 2005-9-23 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Comments: The Hurricane RITA, classified already category IV event according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, has been affecting the territory of Cuba during the last days. RITA continues advancing in the Gulf of Mexico due west, leaving behind in Cuba torrential rains. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2005-000163-USA Tropical Cyclone,United States: Hurricane Rita hit the Texas-Louisiana coastal region. The storm created significant storm surge of at least 4.6 m (15 feet) and wind damage with some inland flooding in the Florida panhandle, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Prior to landfall, Rita reached a pressure of 897 mb. In the Louisiana Parishes of Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Terrebonne and Vermilion, the storm surge caused sugar cane crop losses near $300 million (Reuters). A 2.4 meter (8-foot) storm surge in New Orleans overtopped the provisionally-repaired levees (from Hurricane Katrina damage) and caused additional flooding. NOAA reports that Hurricane Rita caused $11.3 billion in damages and 119 deaths.