From Yasa, becamethe strongest cyclone, which hit Fiji in all-time history, with direct impact to more than 850 000 Fijians (95% of the population), with extreme wind gusts, flash flooding and severe coastal inundation with waves up to 12 meters.
Yasa such as cyclone Category 5 made landfall in Bua province on the northern island of Vanua Levu on Thursday evening, with winds up to 285 km/h and wind gusts up to 350 km/h across the archipelago.
Fiji on Thursday declared a state of natural disaster and ordered its entire population of nearly 1 million people to find shelters. Traffic was completely closed. Cyclone caused thanks to quick evacuations only 2 deaths.
Yasa now aims towards northern or western New Zealand, where ex-Yasa should hit around Christmas /24.-26. December 2020/, with possible severe rain in northern / western coast of the islands and in the mountains.
Christmas in New Zealand therefore should be hard, with tropical or post-tropical threat.
Videos and materials below are showing devastating effect of Cyclone Yasa in Fiji.
TC Yasa Update At 3⃣am today, 🌀 Yasa has further intensified further into a category 5⃣ system while remaining north-northwest of Yasawa-i-Rara. TC 🌀Yasa is slow moving east-northeast at 4 knots or 6 km/hr. ⬇️The threat map and track map of TC Yasa[cat 5⃣] issued this morning. pic.twitter.com/d1MppRcHpf
20 houses and 1 community hall destroyed by #TCYasa at Tiliva in #Bua Lomanikoro. #FijiNews All are thankful for the gift of life but need urgent medical and food supplies. Most are only left with the clothes on their backs. Prayers up for you all . 📷Jovesa Vulasigavaki pic.twitter.com/YOGvkpAkZT
Category 5 Cyclone #Yasa is approaching Fiji as an extremely dangerous storm. It will be the second Cat 4+ storm to impact the region this year. pic.twitter.com/a75lIhfH4R