Summary of damage from Super-Cyclone (29th October 1999)

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Category

Magnitude

1.

Wind Speeds

160 mile/hr or 300 km/hr; Category 5

2.

Tidal wave

20-30 feet of water into 25 kms inland

3.

No. of people affected

12.5 million

4.

No. of people dead

10,000 (official)

50,000 - 200,000 (unofficial)

5.

No. of Cattle dead

350,000

6.

No. of trees uprooted

90 million

7.

Crop loss

60 - 90%

8.

No. of villages affected

14000

9.

No. of houses damaged

1.65 million

10.

No. of houses completely destroyed

23,000

11.

No. of school buildings damaged

14000

12.

Length of roads damaged

7500 kms

13.

Estimated Damage

$ 4 to 5 billion

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