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Fiji s National Disaster Management Office director Vasiti Soko urged anyone who doubted their home s structural integrity to prioritise survival over protecting their property and escape right away
Fijians living in the path of an approaching super cyclone Yasa were told to stay put inside their homes or immediately seek adequate shelter on Wednesday. The authorities have warned that the storm has the potential to destroy buildings and cause mass destruction.
The Fiji Meteorological Service said Cyclone Yasa had intensified to top-of-the scale Category Five storm the winds are expected to gust upto 280 kilometres per hour (174 miles per hour). Fiji s National Disaster Management Office said tow-thirds of Fiji s population of 900,000 is in the cyclone s path. Cyclone Yasa is expected to hit Fiji on Thursday.
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