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Summary:Mauritius in the Indian Ocean found itself in the path of Cyclone Gervaise on February 12 1975. Winds of up to 130 miles per hour left a trail of wrecked homes, uprooted crops (including one fifth of the sugar crop on which the island depends) and sunken boats.
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Location:MAURITIUS
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