Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The storm caused over $ 2 billion ( 2005 US dollars ) in damages , but due to the evacuation of over 500,000 residents the death toll was only 43 .
Simplified: The storm caused over $ 2 billion ( 2005 US dollars ) in damages , but because over 500,000 people who lived there moved out only 43 were killed .