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Deadly Cyclone Winston rocks Fiji with 177 mph winds

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Pacific island nation of Fiji was hunkering down Saturday as a formidable cyclone with winds of 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour bore down. Cyclone Winston was forecast to pass between the two main populated  The Island of Smiles Charitable Trust members have recently returned from their second trip … Read more

Deadly Cyclone Winston rocks Fiji with 177 mph winds

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SUVA, Fiji — Days after armed rebels took a group of government leaders hostage in Fiji in May 2000, Elder Quentin L. Cook traveled to the Pacific island nation and made his way through armed military checkpoints to the military headquarters in the WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Most of Fiji was without electricity Sunday and … Read more

Deadly Cyclone Winston rocks Fiji with 177 mph winds

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Most of Fiji was without electricity Sunday and residents were told to stay inside for a second straight night as officials scrambled to restore services and assess damage in the wake of a ferocious cyclone that left at least Seana: “Now there's a point in there but the resorts we've stayed … Read more

Fiji cyclone leaves trail of destruction, five dead

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Mobile phone footage shot from a balcony in Suva, Fiji, shows heavy rain as trees and leaves are blown in strong winds on Saturday. The South Pacific island nation declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Winston made landfall, with winds gusting up to  Mobile phone footage shot from a balcony in Suva, Fiji, shows … Read more