{"id":191903,"date":"2016-02-20T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=191903"},"modified":"2016-02-20T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T16:28:54","slug":"cyclone-winston-hits-fijis-main-island-viti-levu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/cyclone-winston-hits-fijis-main-island-viti-levu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Winston hits Fiji&#8217;s main island Viti Levu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation&#8217;s main island, Viti Levu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cyclone Winston brought winds of over 320 kph (200 mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m (40ft).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flights have been cancelled, evacuation centres activated and a nationwide curfew put in place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The category five storm &#8211; the highest level &#8211; is expected to move westwards over the main island overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before it landed, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama warned that Fiji was facing &#8220;an ordeal of the most grievous kind&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We must stick together as a people and look after each other. Be alert and be prepared,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cyclone Winston has already brushed some of Fiji&#8217;s smaller islands, but the extent of the damage is unclear.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/12512\/production\/_88362057_88361174.jpg\" alt=\"Fijians walk near the coast during a cyclone\" width=\"599\" height=\"337\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assessment teams are being sent to the affected areas, the Fiji Times reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Fijian capital Suva is likely to be spared the full forces of the storm but tourist resorts are close to the cyclone&#8217;s centre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 900,000 people live on Fiji.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation&#8217;s main island, Viti Levu. 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