Monday, March 2, 2015

Cyclone Bola

Cyclone Bola formed on February 23, 1988 and dissipated on March 4, 1988. 
It was a category 4 severe tropical cyclone on the Aus scale and category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The winds reached speeds of 165km/h - 195km/h. After the storm it cost $82 million in US dollars. A flooded river in Te Karaka in Gisborne forced 500 people to evacuate, 1,765 farmers were affected by the flooding, 3,600 hectares of crops were damaged. There were 3 direct fatalities in New Zealand.  

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