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Tropical Cyclone Tomas hits Fiji
Photo by Heinz Albers (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Tropical Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji’s northern islands Monday evening (local time) with winds of up to 275 km/h (170 mph) and heavy rain showers. Currently, there is no immediate report of extreme damage.
The Category 4 storm is supposed to be the heaviest cyclone to hit the islands in the past twenty years, and it’s the second-most destructive on a five-point scale. As it heads northeast, it is expected to reach its peak force during the night of Monday to Tuesday and sideswipe the main island, Viti Levu.
Predictions suggest that the cyclone will cause floods due to the heavy rains and tsunami-like waves at the shores of the island.
By Murielle Ungricht
Tags: Cyclone, Fiji, floods, heaviest cyclone, tropical storm, tsunami, Viti Levu
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