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Fiji Starts Evacuating Nationals Due to Devastating Harold Cyclone - Reports

© AP Photo / HANDOUTThis handout photo taken and received on April 8, 2020 by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Pacific shows rescue workers making their way through a village during flooding caused by the Tropical Cyclone Harold in Nasolo in Fiji. - A deadly Pacific storm slammed into Fiji on April 8, tearing off roofs and flooding towns, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
This handout photo taken and received on April 8, 2020 by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Pacific shows rescue workers making their way through a village during flooding caused by the Tropical Cyclone Harold in Nasolo in Fiji. - A deadly Pacific storm slammed into Fiji on April 8, tearing off roofs and flooding towns, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.  - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Fiji authorities have begun an evacuation after tropical cyclone Harold hit the island nation, flooding roads and destroying houses, media reported on Wednesday.

​According to the RNZ radio broadcaster, after hitting Vanuatu, the tropical cyclone was downgraded to category four. The disaster has left some areas on the Fijian main island of Viti Levu without electricity.

The Fiji National Disaster Management Office reported that more than 1,700 people have already been evacuated.

Earlier in April, the tropical cyclone killed 27 people in the Solomon Islands and caused significant damage in Vanuatu.

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