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Two dead as cyclone levels Fiji villages World December 19, 2020 SUVA, Fiji: Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said on Friday, with a baby among two confirmed deaths and rescue workers racing to the worst-hit communities. Yasa made landfall late on Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category Five cyclone, lashing Fiji’s second-largest island, Vanua Levu. Climate change has made cyclones stronger and more frequent, with Yasa the third maximum-stre...

Fiji issued a national state of natural disaster overnight as Cyclone Yasa made landfall. Flights were cancelled, those in low-lying areas were told to evacuate to higher ground and everyone was ordered to shelter indoors. The South Pacific archipelago spans more than 300 islands and is home to roughly 880,000 people. Tropical Cyclone Yasa heads towards Fiji on December 15.(AP) The storm reached Fiji as a top-of-the-scale Category Five storm overnight. The eye of the slow-moving cyclone took ar...

Super cyclone levels Fiji villages 865 villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said Friday, with one person reported dead as rescue workers raced to the worst-hit communities in isolated areas of Pacific island nation. Yasa made landfall late Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category Five cyclone, lashing Fiji’s second-largest island, Vanua Levu, with wind gusts of up to 345 kilometres an hour (210 miles an hour). The storm triggered floods, landslides and blackouts before moving out to ...

Super cyclone Yasa levels Fiji villages The human cost of Yasa could have been worse had it not landed in the sparsely populated Bau province. By Leon Lord December 18, 2020 03:04 GMT Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said Friday, with one person reported dead as rescue workers raced to the worst-hit communities in isolated areas of Pacific island nation. Yasa made landfall late Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category Five cyclone, lashing Fijis ...

The Straits Times Villages flattened, baby killed as super cyclone hits Fiji A man working on a damaged house in Bua province, Fiji, in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa yesterday. Yasa made landfall at the Pacific Island nation on Thursday as a Category Five cyclone. It triggered floods, landslides and blackouts before moving out to sea, where it weakened to a Category Three system.PHOTOS: REUTERS Vanua Levu, Fijis second-largest island, was inundated by the storm. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama...

Category Five storm Cyclone Yasa devastates Fiji Format Caritas Australia’s partners are on the ground responding to the immediate needs of thousands of people in Fiji in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa, a Category Five storm which slammed into the low-lying Pacific island late December 17. The storm hit Fiji with wind speeds of up to 240 kilometres an hour and wind gusts of up to 345 kph, making it the most powerful storm to hit Fiji since Cyclone Winston in 2016. Cyclone Yasa is now heading t...

Super cyclone hits Fiji bringing floods, landslides World December 18, 2020 SUVA, Fiji: Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fiji’s second-largest island on Thursday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island nation. After days of dire warnings about widespread destruction, Fiji’s Met service said the top-of-the-scale Category Five storm made landfall on Vanua Levu late on Thursday packing winds gusts of up to 345 kilometres an hour (210 mile...

Cyclone Yasa: Two dead as storm tears through Fiji Yasa made landfall at the Pacific Island nation late on Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category Five cyclone A view shows partially flooded land in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa in Wailevu, Vanua Levu, Fiji in this still image from drone video obtained via social media. Reuter A view shows flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa in Wailevu, Vanua Levu, Fiji in this still image from drone video obtained via social media. Reuters A fallen tre...

Two dead as cyclone levels Fiji villages AFP, Suva AFP, Suva Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said yesterday, with a baby among two confirmed deaths and rescue workers racing to the worst-hit communities.  Yasa made landfall late Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category Five cyclone, lashing Fijis second-largest island, Vanua Levu. Climate change has made cyclones stronger and more frequent, with Yasa...

Super cyclone slams into Fiji, brings floods, landslides published : 17 Dec 2020 at 16:45 A resident of Fijis capital Suva prepares his home for the arrival of super Cyclone Yasa. SUVA: Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fijis second-largest island on Thursday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island nation. After days of dire warnings about widespread destruction, Fijis Met service said the...