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Events on Sunday 18 September 2005 1
2005Hurricane RitaMajor hurricane strikes the Texas-Louisiana coastHurricane Rita formed on 18 September 2005 and struck the Texas-Louisiana border on 24 September as a major hurricane, prompting one of the largest evacuations in US history. It came weeks after Hurricane Katrina had devastated the same region, compounding recovery efforts. Rita caused billions of dollars in damage and dozens of deaths.