Hondurans in New Orleans survived two hurricanes and rebuilt a city, yet their place in its history is often overlooked.

Infrared satellite of image of Hurricane Mitch from GOES-8, Oct. 26, 1998. Multispectral false-color satellite image of Hurricane Mitch from NOAA-14, Oct. 26, 1998. Hurricane Wilma (2005) ...

On Oct. 27, 1998, Hurricane Mitch, one of the strongest recorded Atlantic storms, began a four-day siege of Central America, causing at least 10,000 deaths.

In 1998, Hurricane Mitch formed over the Caribbean in late October and, by the time the system dissipated in early November, was responsible for around the deaths of 12,000 people across Central ...

Tropical storms caused more than 9,000 fatalities during the 1998 hurricane season, primarily because of Hurricane Mitch, which caused massive flooding in Honduras and Nicaragua.

The volunteer group came together in late 1998 after Hurricane Mitch roared through the Gulf of Mexico and hammered Honduras. Sparked by a conversation at Nightingale Nursing, a group of nurses ...

Mitch, although a significantly stronger storm, followed a slightly similar path and ultimately made a sharp right turn and hit Florida as a strong tropical system. Hurricane Mitch's path in 1998.