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Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year — many times the reported number

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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: A group of friends canoed the South Fork New River in Boone, North Carolina, looking at the destructions from Hurricane Helene. The death toll from the storm is already over 100 people, but the true number will likely be many times that, according to a new study. (Getty Images)
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: A group of friends canoed the South Fork New River in Boone, North Carolina, looking at the destructions from Hurricane Helene. The death toll from the storm is already over 100 people, but the true number will likely be many times that, according to a new study. (Getty Images)

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