Still overpopulated with troops and imported labourers , the island was subject to food shortages , which worsened Influence as the Allies ' island-hopping strategy left GiveUp Nauru completely cut off Having_or_lacking_access .

Hours later it struck Attack Aitutaki , producing Creating gusts in excess of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) on the island .

Battering Aitutaki with wind gusts in excess of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) , Cyclone Catastrophe Pat devastated Destroying the island .

After defeating Conquering local forces and taking Conquering the fortress of Mazara , they marched Self_motion on Syracuse , which was the capital of the island under Roman and Byzantine rule .

In the face of Byzantine reinforcements , the new Arab leader , Muhammad ibn Abi ' l-Jawari , abandoned GiveUp the siege Besieging and withdrew Escaping to the southwestern part of the island , which remained in their hands .

Cyclone Catastrophe Bella was a destructive tropical cyclone Catastrophe that passed Motion_directional near the Mauritius outer island of Rodrigues .

The storm Catastrophe was considered Statement the worst on the island in 20 years .

The campaign took place Process_start in the Volcano and Ryukyu island groups .

A British squadron had been blockading Besieging the French island of Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) since early in the year , and early on 5 May discovered Know two ships approaching Arriving their position .

The rains and gusty winds knocked down many trees on the island , one of which killed Killing a person , and causing Causation $ 1 million in damage ( 2015 USD ) .

The winds left Causation 40 % of the island without power and left Departing at least 3,300 people without water .

With damage estimated at around $ 10 million , the island was declared Expressing_publicly a disaster area .

For the island chain , Betsy was considered the worst hurricane Catastrophe since a tropical cyclone impacted Influence the region in 1929 .

Winds from the storm peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at in St. Lawrence , Newfoundland ; other locations across the island reported Reporting winds of .

Etau made landfall Self_motion on the Japanese island of Shikoku on August 8 , and later moved Motion across portions of Honshu and Hokkaido .