While passing west of Jamaica , the storm damaged banana plantations and killed Killing one person .

The rains heavily damaged Damaging the sugar cane and banana crops , and overall damage Damaging in the country was estimated at $ 362 million ( 1996 USD ) .

Coastal areas of Belize lost Earnings_and_losses electricity and telephone service , and high winds resulted in Causation extensive damage Damaging to banana crops .

In Jamaica , where the damage Damaging was worst , banana production Manufacturing did not return Motion to pre-storm levels for over a year .

Reported Statement at the time to be the worst flood Catastrophe in the nation 's history , the disaster Catastrophe decimated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale banana plantations and population centers after rivers flowed Motion up to above normal .

At least 75 % of the banana crop was destroyed Destroying , and damage to the sugar cane farms was expected to cost Cost about AU $ 500 million .

Most of the banana crop was destroyed Destroying , and other crops sustained similar but lesser damage .

Nine people in a banana dinghy en route Motion to Rossel Island went missing at the height of the storm Catastrophe ; they were presumed drowned Death after wreckage from their boat turned up at the island .

Overall , the cyclone Catastrophe caused Causation $ 86.4 million in agriculture-related damages Damaging , with sugar cane and banana harvests suffering the most .

In the aftermath of the cyclone Catastrophe , the Australian government distributed Dispersal financial and emergency aid Assistance , offering to provide Supply assistance Assistance to hard-hit banana and sugar cane farmers in northern Queensland .

The storm Catastrophe lashed Destroying the coast of Colombia with strong winds and torrential rainfall , severely hampering Hindering the banana crop in the region and disrupting Damaging telecommunications .

Marked , albeit localized , damage Damaging to banana crops was also reported Reporting in Jamaica , where strong winds toppled Destroying numerous trees .

In addition to the impact to Madagascar , one death Death and severe damage Damaging was reported Reporting in the Comoros Islands , where all of the banana crop was destroyed Destroying .

Inez severely damaged Damaging the island 's banana and sugar crops , and thousands of homes were damaged Damaging , leaving Causation 10,000 people homeless .

Within Tonga only minor damage Damaging to weak structures , trees , banana plantations , electric and telephone lines was recorded Recording .