WIPED OUT
A handout photo taken on February 21 shows the damage to Yacata Island after the most powerful cyclone in Fiji’s history battered the Pacific island nation. The category five superstorm lashed the popular tourist destination overnight on February 20, packing wind gusts approaching 320 kilometers per hour, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. AFP PHOTO
A handout photo taken on February 21 shows the damage to Yacata Island after the most powerful cyclone in Fiji’s history battered the Pacific island nation. The category five superstorm lashed the popular tourist destination overnight on February 20, packing wind gusts approaching 320 kilometers per hour, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. AFP PHOTO
SUVA, Fiji: Tourists began fleeing cyclone-ravaged Fiji Monday and aid efforts intensified as the death toll climbed to 20, with officials warning it could rise further as reports trickle in from devastated remote communities.