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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 towards Tonga. Over 23,000 Fijians have been evacuated to shelter from Cyclone Yasa, with one death r...

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 miles an hour). It said the cyclone, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the South Pacific, would ...

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 tree due to Cyclone Yasa lies on Transinsular Road in Fiji. Fiji Roads Authority / Reuters People remov...

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 Fiji's second-largest island, Vanua Levu. Climate change has made cyclones stronger and more frequent, with Yasa the third maximum-strength storm to batter the Pacific island nation in five years. It triggered f...

Super cyclone slams into Fiji, brings floods, landslides published : 17 Dec 2020 at 16:45 A resident of Fiji's capital Suva prepares his home for the arrival of super Cyclone Yasa. SUVA: 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 Thursday packing winds gus...