The storm Catastrophe was the first cyclone Catastrophe over Sri Lanka with winds of at least hurricane strength since a 110 mph ( 175 km/h ) cyclone Catastrophe hit Destroying in the 1978 season , as well as the first tropical storm Catastrophe to hit Destroying the island since 1992 .

The 2013 Bohol earthquake Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on October 15 at in Bohol , an island province located in Central Visayas , Philippines .

The quake Catastrophe was felt Perception_active in the whole Visayas area and as far as Masbate island in the north and Cotabato provinces in southern Mindanao .

The storm Catastrophe moved Motion west-southwestward , weakening Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale before making Manufacturing landfall on the island of Grenada .

About six hours later , the system made landfall in Puerto Rico ; it remains Presence the only tropical cyclone on record to strike Attack the island at Category 5 intensity , as of 2019 .

Very strong winds resulted in Causation severe damage in Puerto Rico ; 24,728 homes were destroyed Destroying and 192,444 were damaged Damaging throughout the island , leaving Departing over 500,000 people homeless .

While crossing Motion_directional the island and emerging Coming_to_be into the Atlantic , the storm weakened Cause_change_of_strength slightly , falling to Category 4 intensity .

Olowalu is a community on the west side of the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii .

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On Bermuda , high winds caused Causation some power outages and knocked Destroying over trees , though damage Damaging on the island was minimal .

Overall , damage in the island nation totaled Earnings_and_losses $ 268 million ( 1988 USD ) , including $ 40 million in crop damage and $ 228 million in infrastructure 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 .

The 31st named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season , Podul developed Coming_to_be as a tropical depression on November 11 between Palau and the Philippine island of Mindanao .

The typhoon brushed Motion the eastern Philippines causing heavy rains across the island archipelago .

This was the first time Brunei hosted Social_event the Southeast Asian Games Competition and also in Borneo island .

The public 's perception of a racially tinged motivation for the killings Killing and fear of further violence Violence led to Causation a steep decline Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in tourism to St. Croix , from which the island 's tourism Traveling industry did not begin Process_start to recover Recovering until decades later .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was one of several between rival frigate squadrons contesting Competition control Control of the French island base of Île de France , from which French frigates had raided Attack British trade routes during the war Hostile_encounter .

While situated Placing about west-northwest of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti , the system drifted Motion south-southeastward .

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The Dutch–Venezuelan crisis Quarreling of 1908 was a dispute Quarreling that broke out Process_start between the Netherlands and Venezuela after the Venezuelan president , Cipriano Castro , cut off Hindering trade with the Dutch island of Curaçao on the grounds that it was harbouring political refugees from Venezuela .

Namibia participated Participation in its first Games after gaining Getting independence Creating from South Africa in 1990 , and the Caribbean island of Montserrat also made Action their Games debut Process_start .

After traversing Motion_directional the island , the storm gradually weakened Cause_change_of_strength as it crossed Motion_directional the central Bahamas Islands and near Bermuda .

Meanwhile , the Allied fleet arrived Arriving off Singapore on 4 September and accepted Receiving the surrender of the Japanese forces stationed on the island .

The Unification of Hawai ' i ( 1782–1810 ) was a series of wars in the Hawai'ian Islands fought Hostile_encounter over control of the entire island chain .

First the big island was consolidated Cause_to_amalgamate by Kamehameha I after overthrowing Change_of_leadership his uncle for control of the Kona Hawaii .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rügen was a naval battle Hostile_encounter near the island of Rügen ( in modern Germany ) , that took place Process_start on 21 May 1565 between an allied fleet of 6 Danish and 3 Lübeck ships , and a Swedish fleet of 48 ships with a total of 1,638 guns and 8,000 men under Klas Horn .

Normally , this statue and piece of art is on display in the Sanctuary of the Lord Holy Christ , in the Convent of Our Lady of Hope ( in Ponta Delgada , on the island of São Miguel in the Azores ) , but annually leads Causation a procession through the streets of the city .

Severe coastal damage Damaging took place Process_start across the island ; many roads were washed Damaging out .

Power outages Destroying also occurred Presence across the island , delaying Change_event_time residents access Having_or_lacking_access to information pertaining to Kalunde .

The hurricane bypassed Having_or_lacking_access the island of Bermuda to the southeast on August 22 , before ultimately brushing Motion southeastern Newfoundland with strong winds .

As an island nation , the United Kingdom was highly dependent on imported goods .

Japanese ground forces on the island had been reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from 36,000 to 11,000 through starvation , disease , and battle Hostile_encounter casualties Catastrophe .

IJN forces were also suffering Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses attempting to reinforce and resupply Supply the ground forces on the island .

On 9 February , Allied forces realized Coming_to_believe that the Japanese were gone Self_motion and declared Expressing_publicly Guadalcanal secure , ending Process_end the six-month campaign for control of the island .

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

Damage Damaging totaled roughly $ 400 million , making it Causation the most damaging hurricane Catastrophe to strike Connect the island in many decades .

Striking Attack Ireland as a powerful storm Catastrophe , Debbie brought Bringing record Recording winds to much of the island , with a peak gust of measured just offshore .

Across the island , over 2,300 dwellings were destroyed Destroying .

Severe destruction Destroying was reported Reporting on the island , with winds up to observed Perception_active in Havana .

The conflict Hostile_encounter began Process_start when 235 militants , some of whom were armed Giving , arrived Arriving by boats in Lahad Datu District , Sabah , Malaysia from Simunul island , Tawi-Tawi , in the southern Philippines .

Ahead of the system affecting Influence Fiji , hundreds of people were evacuated Emptying from Fiji 's outer island resorts to hotels on the mainland .

Relatively strong winds on the island caused Causation hundreds of power outages and knocked down Damaging tree branches , electrical poles , and other debris .

Rammasun posed a significant threat Warning to the Philippine island of Luzon , as it was expected to reach Achieve typhoon intensity before making landfall Self_motion there .

In preparation for the storm , Governor of Guam Eddie Calvo declared Expressing_publicly the island in Condition of Readiness 3 and later upgraded Cause_to_make_progress it to Condition of Readiness 1 .

However , under the system , the island received Receiving a substantial amount of rainfall , making that day the wettest in around 3 months .

Fanapi made its first landfall Self_motion on September 19 over Hualien , Taiwan , becoming Becoming the first typhoon to hit Attack the island since Typhoon Morakot in August 2009 .

Jack was deported Removing to the island of Saint Lucia after the rebellion following Motion a clemency plea by Sir John Gladstone , the owner of `` Success '' plantation .

Danish and Norwegian ships attacked Attack a British convoy off the island of Saltholm in Øresund Strait near Copenhagen .

The Japanese occupation of Nauru was the period of three years ( 26 August 1942 – 13 September 1945 ) during which Nauru , a Pacific island under Australian administration , was occupied Control by the Japanese military as part of its operations in the Pacific War during World War II .

The Japanese hoped to exploit the island 's phosphate resources , and to build Building up their military defences in the area .