Topic: Hurricanes and Cyclones
State of disaster declared in cyclone-hit Fiji
AFP Global Edition
Fiji's government Tuesday declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres. The leader of the military regime, Voreqe Bainimarama, said although the full extent of the damage from Cyclone Tomas was yet ...
Cyclone leaves trail of damage in Fiji
AFP Asian Edition
A powerful cyclone left a trail of damage through Fiji as winds averaging 175 kilometres an hour smashed into the Pacific island group Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people. The main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu had been spared the worst of Cyclone Tomas's devastation ...
Thousands evacuated as powerful cyclone hits Fiji
AFP Asian Edition
A powerful cyclone battered Fiji's northern islands Monday, damaging homes and crops and forcing thousands of people to flee to evacuation centres, officials said. Cyclone Tomas was classified as a category-four cyclone -- the second-most destructive on a five-point scale -- and packed winds averaging up to 175 kilometres (109 miles ...
Fiji braces for powerful cyclone
AFP Asian Edition
Fiji's main centres were put under curfew overnight as the South Pacific nation braced for a powerful cyclone expected to pass over the north and east of the country, officials said Monday. Cyclone Tomas was located about 185 kilometres (115 miles) northeast of the town of Labasa on the ...
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