Tropical Storm Cindy was a weak but unusually wet Atlantic tropical cyclone that caused destructive floods and mudslides across Martinique in August 1993. Cindy formed east of the island and became the annual hurricane season's third named storm on August 14. After attaining maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h), the storm began to weaken from interaction with the high terrain of Hispaniola. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic as a tropical depression on August 16, dissipating the following day. Despite its poor cloud structure, Cindy dropped torrential rain over portions of the northeastern Caribbean. Martinique received up to 12 inches (305 mm) of rain in 24 hours, affecting many northern villages and communes. Le Prêcheur in particular was devastated by an extensive debris flow, which washed away entire structures and wrought $2.7 million in damage. The disaster left two people dead and hundreds homeless on the island. En route to Hispaniola, Cindy affected the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with rough surf and moderate rain. Heavy downpours and flooding killed two people in the Dominican Republic, though the exact extent of the damage there is unknown.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1531:

According to traditional Catholic accounts, the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary miraculously appeared imprinted on Juan Diego's tilma. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe

1862:

American Civil War: The USS Cairo was sunk in the Yazoo River, the first armored ship sunk by a naval mine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cairo

1901:

Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu Wireless Station in Cornwall, England, to Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi

1935:

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensborn

1988:

Three trains collided (wreckage pictured) near Clapham Junction railway station in London killing 35 people and injuring 500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_Junction_rail_crash

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

tin anniversary: The tenth anniversary (yearly recurrence) of an event, especially a wedding. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tin_anniversary

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Our country is the world — our countrymen are all mankind.   --William Lloyd Garrison https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison