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Fiji Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 21

© REUTERS / Taniela QalilawaCity workers clear fallen trees from a road in Fiji's capital Suva after Cyclone Winston swept across Viti Levu Island, February 21, 2016.
City workers clear fallen trees from a road in Fiji's capital Suva after Cyclone Winston swept across Viti Levu Island, February 21, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The death toll of a tropical cyclone Winston that has hit Fiji over the weekend has risen to 21, local officials said Monday.

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Vanuatu After 'Monster' Cyclone Pam
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Sunday, the category 5 tropical cyclone made a landfall on the South Pacific island as the most powerful storm recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.

At least four people are confirmed missing in the natural disaster, National Disaster Management Office Director Akapusi Tuifagalele said, as quoted by the Fiji live news portal.

The devastating winds averaging 143 mph are not expected to weaken in the next 48 hours, according to the media outlet.

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