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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Gusts over 200 mph

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:20 AM

Feb 2016

The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation's main island, Viti Levu.

Cyclone Winston brought winds of over 320 kph (200 mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m (40ft).

Flights have been cancelled, evacuation centres activated and a nationwide curfew put in place.

The category five storm - the highest level - is expected to move westwards over the main island overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35620649

Local news: http://www.fijitimes.com/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-20/cyclone-winston-reaches-fijis-biggest-islands/7186792

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/77104170/cyclone-winston-live-developments-as-fiji-hit-by-storm

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Fiji is about to get flattened by a Cat5 185mph monster storm. [View all] Odin2005 Feb 2016 OP

Crap...people that dont contribute to climate change but pay the price randys1 Feb 2016 #1

Unless they're practicing zpg and living sustainably boomer55 Feb 2016 #4

Oh man! 2naSalit Feb 2016 #2

Seems those storms have been coming in only one size of late. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #3

The part about climate change and storm surge combined with the power of that is scary suffragette Feb 2016 #6

Yikes laundry_queen Feb 2016 #5

Gusts over 200 mph muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #7

movie of storm n2doc Feb 2016 #8

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