1 5 0   m ph ), ▁the ▁highest ▁the ▁ag ency ▁estimated ▁for ▁any ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁B ella ▁later ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁weak ened , ▁passing ▁about ▁ 5 0   km ▁( 3 0   mi ) ▁west ▁of ▁Rod rig ues ▁on ▁January   3 1 . ▁The ▁storm ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁south - s outh west ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁again , ▁becoming ▁extr at rop ical ▁on ▁February   4 . ▁ ▁While ▁passing ▁near ▁Rod rig ues , ▁B ella ▁produced ▁strong ▁wind s ▁and ▁high ▁t ides , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁caused ▁flo oding ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁Port ▁Math ur in . ▁The ▁storm ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁worst ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 2 0   year s . ▁About ▁ 1 , 5 0 0   hom es ▁were ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed , ▁leaving ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   people ▁hom eless . ▁B ella ▁also ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁cro ps , ▁roads , ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁grid ▁on ▁Rod rig ues . ▁The ▁storm ▁killed ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Rod rig ues ▁flying ▁fo x , ▁a ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁Else where , ▁B ella ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁s unk ▁a ▁Mad agas car ▁cargo ▁ship , ▁with ▁its ▁ 3 6   people ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁C yn th ia ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁days