June 6, 1985 Gale

A rice mill were extensively demaged. The winds reportedly uprooted trees and blew off zinc sheets from a number of houses in the area. Winds were blowing at hurricane capacity. 60 persons were affected, and 600 homes affected. Zinc sheets and some amount of vegetation lost.

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DesInventar (n.d)

country: 
Guyana
category: 
Hurricanes
year: 
1985

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