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Fiji: Cyclone Winston Sitrep #1, 20 February 2016 10:30 (FJT)

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Highlights

Humanity Road activated its response for Cyclone Winston on Friday, February 19, 2016, in advance of landfall. Below is our first situation report with local social media account information. After passing through Fiji and Tonga as a smaller and less intense storm, Tropical Cyclone Winston made a turn and headed back west towards Tonga and Fiji. As of 20 February (local FJT time), forecasts from Fiji Meteorological Services lay the path of the cyclone directly over Viti Levu (the main island of Fiji) and parts of Lomaiviti. (source)

Situation Overview

Background

After passing through Fiji and Tonga as a smaller and less intense storm, Tropical Cyclone Winston made a turn and headed back west towards Tonga and Fiji. As of 20 February, forecasts from Fiji Meteorological Services lay the path of the cyclone directly over Viti Levu (the main island of Fiji) and parts of Lomaiviti. (source)