Cyclone Yasa forecast to intensify into category five storm by Friday - Pacific Beat
Authorities in Fiji are urging citizens to prepare for a potentially devastating cyclone later this week. Modelling from the Fiji Meteorological Service shows Cyclone Yasa, which is currently a category three storm, is set to intensify to a category five by Thursday. On its current path, the cyclone will pass over islands in Fiji's west, including the tourist town of Nadi. Nadraki weather forecaster Neville Koop said the storm is making a loop in waters east of Vanuatu, making it difficult to predict. "Because the cyclone is conducting a clockwise loop at the moment, it's a little bit like wa...