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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 Fiji's second-largest island, Vanua Levu, with wind gusts of up to 345 kilometres an hour (210 miles an ho...

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...