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Satyendra Prasad, Fiji’s ambassador to the United Nations, linked the arrival of Tino to the climate crisis, writing on Twitter: “Fiji is counting mode to its 2nd cyclone in 2020 today. Cyclone Tino bore down on Fiji’s second-largest island on Friday, causing warnings of flooding and heavy rain.The Fijian government has called for strong action on the climate crisis as the country is hit by its second cyclone in three weeks.The Fiji meteorological service warned of wind gusts of up to 130km/h (80 mph), heavy rain, coastal flooding and flash flooding in low-lying areas, while police said two people – a man and his young daughter – were missing after trying to swim across a flooded river.Satyendra Prasad, Fiji’s ambassador to the United Nations, linked the arrival of Tino to the climate crisis, writing on Twitter: “Fiji is counting mode to its 2nd cyclone in 2020 today. The Matangi Tonga website reported that Harold’s arrival in the country would coincide with a … April 7, 2020 Harold was expected to hit Tonga in the next 48 hours. All rights reserved.He wrote for the Guardian earlier this mont,Tropical cyclone Sarai left two people dead. It and other ocean states look to the UN in its superyear for nature to finally shift the needle on warming oceans.”.The Fijian prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, who has been an outspoken leader on the climate crisis and was the president of COP23, the UN’s premier climate change body, retweeted Prasad’s tweet.On the outer islands of Fiji, locals prepared to go to emergency shelters while many tourists fled beach resorts and made their way to the capital, Suva, before regional flights and inter-island ferry services were suspended.Tino is the second cyclone to hit Fiji in less than a month.“I’m preparing to go to an evacuation centre soon with my family and wait for the cyclone to pass,” said Nischal Prasad, who lost his home in northern Vanua Legu when Sarai struck.“Sarai destroyed my house and almost left my family homeless. Storm surges plays on the reclaim land "QE II Park". The.Fijian authorities have had days to prepare for the storm, which formed near the Solomon Islands before cutting a destructive path through Vanuatu.The storm has already wreaked a path of destruction through the Pacific.Communication lines to Vanuatu’s hardest hit islands - Espiritu Santo, Malo and Pentecost among others - were severed by the storm and it’s expected that calmer weather today to bring devastating news of the cyclone’s full devastation.There have been no reports of loss of life, but some pictures of destroyed buildings and flooding have already emerged.Rebuilding efforts will be complicated by the spread of Covid-19, with relief agencies desperately worried how to maintain social distancing measures while carrying out their work.There are currently no confirmed cases of the disease in Vanuatu but the government has placed a ban on inbound flights to help containment efforts.New Zealand’s High Commission in Vanuatu is working on options to get stranded citizens back to New Zealand.A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said damage to the northern and central part of Vanuatu was “serious” and New Zealand “stands ready to support the Government of Vanuatu’s response”.Available for everyone, funded by readers.© 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold: Situation At: 1800 UTC Wednesday 8 April 2020: Location: 22.2S, 175.3W: Recent Movement: ESE at 55 km/h A father and daughter were swept away in a swollen stream as Tropical Cyclone Tino caused widespread flooding in Fiji, forcing more than 100 people to take refuge in evacuation centres. “So we decided to move to Suva for now.

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