A TERRIFIC CYCLONE: SEVERAL TOWNS NEARLY DESTROYED.
Panama, October 19.—A severe cyclone passed over the Central American States on the 3rd and 4th instant. The town of Managra, in Nicaragua, was inundated on the 4th. About 400 houses were blown down, and the inhabitants had to climb on the top of their houses to prevent being washed away by the flood. Many were drowned by houses falling. The total damage is estimated at about £2,000,000. The Town of Blanfields, on the Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua, also experienced a hurricane. About 300 houses were blown down. The same slorin passed over the Lake of Nicaragua, causing immense damage. The Commodore Adams, a lake steamer, was lost. The losson coffeecropsisestimated at 3,000,000 dol. About 20 lives were lost, and the whole district is completely flooded.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 438, 20 December 1876, Page 2
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132A TERRIFIC CYCLONE: SEVERAL TOWNS NEARLY DESTROYED. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 438, 20 December 1876, Page 2
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