Super cyclone levels Fiji villages
SCALE-TOPPER: Most dwellings in rural Fiji are made from timber and corrugated steel sheeting, while Yasa had been forecast to unleash wind gusts of up to 345kph
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 on the Pacific island nation late on Thursday as a top-of-the-scale Category 5 storm, lashing Fiji’s second-largest island, Vanua Levu.
The storm triggered floods, landslides and blackouts before moving out to sea early yesterday, where it rapidly weakened to a Category 3 system.
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 remove debris due to Cyclone Yasa at Velau Drive in Fiji. Reuters