Fiji has been hit by Cyclone Winston – the strongest tropical cyclone ever to strike Fiji!
According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre it was the strongest cyclone to ever form in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclone Winston brought wind gusts up to 325kmh. People have likened the sound of the winds and waves to a 747 jet plane or a freight train.
It destroyed homes and brought down trees and power lines. All schools in Fiji will be closed for a week.
Large parts of Fiji are still without power, and people have been told to stay indoors until power lines and fallen trees were cleared.
Winston is now heading west away from Fiji but is still a category 5 storm.
New Zealand has sent an Air Force Orion to Fiji to help survey cyclone damage.
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I heard its coming to nz gisborne
I hope my family is all right that is in Fiji
it lookes very bad Please do not come to NZ
how many people died:(
That’s not good at all.
Hope its not heading to Masterton!
that’s so sad to hear I am sorry.
That looks really dangerous and very annoying for the people of Fiji. We hope everyone is ok and not too frustrated. We wonder what it would’ve been like…
this is crazy
Im from Fiji, and its really sad to hear this 🙁
Imagine how they would feel! :0 🙁
If I could I want to help those people in Fiji.
At least I don’t live there:)
Still I kind of feel sorry for them.
This is so sad.I hope the people in Fiji are okay.
wow that is so so sad to see this all those people in fiji omg omg omg omg omg omg omg
i hope they are all right
Oh I feel so sorry I wish I could help
Wow what a shock to see and hear about this i hope my aunty survived love you aunty and i feel sorry for the fiji people. Hope you all are alright. :'(
Sheesh, Sucks to be them. Really hope this problem goes quickly.
i know right :{
I hope it wouldn’t be strong as it is now when it reaches NZ
so sad i think that we should do something about this to help Fiji because Fiji is AWESOME !!!!!!!!! :):) 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I’m very sad for Fiji. It is a lovely country and I would really like o go there.
That must have been really scary for all the people. The wind must have been very strong to knock down houses.
Oh my gosh I hope everyone stays safe
me to
Is everybody ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How sad
I feel very sorry about figi I can come over and give some money
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????????sorry
that is sad
so sad i am coming over at may the 4th and i can give some clothes and money to the place they keep the money and donchins
I just saw the devestating picture of fiji. it was a beautiful island until the cyclone winston came and destroyed it.
oh no fiji has been hit by a cyclone that would hurt
Oh no this a big disaster I hope no body got hurt
Oh no this is a big disaster I hope no body got hurt
I hope no body is hurt and it dos not happen here
what a disaster
i wish Fiji is better
I am so sad
those people better get running get out of their or you will die
I fill very sad about the cyclone that hit figi
the story sounds very sad in fiji
I hope it does not happend again
I hope there all right
Its so sad how that happened to FIJI
i wish you don’t have a nother cyclone
that´s so sad because everything is distroyd
i wish figi dosint get another cyclone
what kind of things did it destroy how many things
did people suvive
They must have got very injured and hurt and some of them maybe need to buy a new house but maybe they left the money in the house that broke down
is that a house that is destroyed were there people in it that died
run please
sorry people that you died its not my falt