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Mini Cyclone causes damage to 18 houses [1]

Gale force winds that have wreaked havoc in the country of late struck once again this time in Mirigama on Sunday night, damaging 18 houses.

The Disaster Management Center said the storm had struck at around 8.45 pm on Sunday. According to the Center however it caused only minor damages to the houses with several roofs being blown away.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2009
Yohan Perera [2]
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) [3]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [4], Cyclones [5], Storms [6], Sri Lanka [7]
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