- 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 of a Category 2 hurricane.
SBC Somali TV reported eight people had died in the storm, including five fishermen from Yemen, which lies across the Gulf of Aden. Authorities fear the toll could rise, the station reported. Nine people were injured, according to the Somali National News Agency.
Several buildings were destroyed in Hafun, which is in the state of Puntland in eastern Somalia on the Horn of Africa.
Streets and houses…
