Fiji cyclone: Australia and New Zealand have so far led the international response, sending planes laden with supplies, helicopters and medevac teams.
Fuji cyclone: A car drives along Kings Road near Lautoka, Fiji, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, where power poles lean over after cyclone Winston ripped through the island nation. The cyclone tore through Fiji over the weekend with winds that reached 177 miles (285 kilometers) per hour, making it the strongest storm in Fiji’s recorded history. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Cyclone-devastated Fiji said it was likely to need more foreign aid today as the body count from the most powerful storm in its history climbed to 44. France became the latest country to join the relief effort following last weekend’s deadly super-cyclone, flying in three tonnes of supplies and 40 engineers to help rebuild crippled infrastructure. But with Care Australia confirming the death toll had reached 44 — up from 42 previously — and that about 35,000 people were homeless, officials said Fiji “requires all the support that can be given”. Severe tropical cyclone Winston lashed the Pacific nation overnight Saturday, packing wind gusts of 325 kilometres (202 miles) per hour and leaving a trail of destruction.
Fuji cyclone: A car drives along Kings Road near Lautoka, Fiji, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, where power poles lean over after cyclone Winston ripped through the island nation. The cyclone tore through Fiji over the weekend with winds that reached 177 miles (285 kilometers) per hour, making it the strongest storm in Fiji’s recorded history. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Cyclone-devastated Fiji said it was likely to need more foreign aid today as the body count from the most powerful storm in its history climbed to 44. France became the latest country to join the relief effort following last weekend’s deadly super-cyclone, flying in three tonnes of supplies and 40 engineers to help rebuild crippled infrastructure. But with Care Australia confirming the death toll had reached 44 — up from 42 previously — and that about 35,000 people were homeless, officials said Fiji “requires all the support that can be given”. Severe tropical cyclone Winston lashed the Pacific nation overnight Saturday, packing wind gusts of 325 kilometres (202 miles) per hour and leaving a trail of destruction.
