Record-Setting Cyclone Gati Leaves Death, Destruction in Somalia
At a Glance Gati is the first hurricane-strength system to hit Somalia in recorded history.SBC Somali TV reported eight people had died in the storm.Streets and houses were flooded in Hafun and in the cities of Hurdiya and Bosaso. Eight deaths are being blamed on Tropical Cyclone Gati, the first hurricane-strength system to hit Somalia in recorded history. Gati made landfall about 6 p.m. Sunday local time over the city of Hafun with sustained winds of 105 mph, the equivalent...