What happened to the status of Belize City after Hurricane Hattie?
It became a tourist destination
It was abandoned
The government was moved to Belmopan
It was renamed New Belize
Answer
After Hurricane Hattie devastated Belize City in 1961, the government decided to move the capital to Belmopan in 1970. This decision was made in part to protect the government from future hurricanes.
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