Complex sentence: Late on September 6, Debbie passed through the southern Cape Verde Islands as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane and resulted in a plane crash that killed 60 people in the islands during this time.
Split into simpler sentences: Late on September 6, Debbie passed through the southern Cape Verde Islands as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane. Unsettled weather associated with the storm resulted in a plane crash that killed 60 people in the islands during this time.