In 2008, 15 per cent of the country's gross domestic product was wiped out in four weeks, when successive storms and hurricanes hit the country in August and September, affecting or injuring 800,000 people and killing over 1,000.
2008年，该国15%的国内生产总值在四周之内化为乌有，暴雨和飓风在8、9月间接连袭击该国，影响或伤及80万人，死者过千。