Cyclone Yasa: Fiji battered by gusts up to 350km/h as storm makes landfall 17 Dec, 2020 08:18 PM 8 minutes to read Fijian residents have been told to expect incredibly strong "damaging and destructive" winds. Video / Jaker N Lela / Sioli Kotobalavu / Kitione Salele via Facebook Fijian residents have been told to expect incredibly strong "damaging and destructive" winds. Video / Jaker N Lela / Sioli Kotobalavu / Kitione Salele via Facebook Tropical Cyclone Yasa made landfall in Fiji overnight - with powerful gusts reaching up to 350km/h near the eye of the storm. Photos and footage of the damage are starting to appear online, as Fijians wake up to the devastation left behind - with reports of houses flattened, trees ripped out of the ground and roads flooded.