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Category 4 cyclone Evan's hit Fiji, live updates !
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[quote:Rain-Man:MV8yMDgzMTU1XzM1MDg1OTg0X0E0Q0NBNjQ3] Latest updates: Cyclone Evan Tropical Cyclone Evan - live updates Tropical Cyclone Evan is making its way past Fiji today, with average winds in the centre of the storm expected to reach 185kmh, with momentary gusts of 270kmh. Four people have been confirmed dead and up to eight are missing after the cyclone struck Samoa on Thursday. [b]2.13pm:[/b] Scott Walton, general manager of Treasure Island in the Mamauca Islands, said gusts had started to pick up at the resort. The last of the guests were airlifted from the island this morning, leaving staff hunkered down in the main restaurant. Storm surges on the island were expected to be no higher than four metres so the restaurant, 10 metres above sea level, was expected to be safe. "We're pretty confident it is now just a matter of playing scrabble and watching DVDs till it is all done," he said. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10854568 [/quote]
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After leaving a destructive path in Samoa last week, the category four system is bearing down on Fiji.
Evan is 480 kilometres wide and packing winds of 230 kilometres per hour, making it the strongest cyclone to threaten the country in 20 years.
"The north-eastern part is already experiencing the effect of the cyclone," he said.
Schools are being converted into evacuation centres and the police and military are on standby.
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