Pacific clean-up after homes ‘blown to smithereens’ by superstorm
SUVA Fiji (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people remain homeless in Vanuatu a week after Tropical Cyclone Harold pummelled…
6 years ago
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Monster storm gathers strength off Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Tropical Cyclone Harold surged back into a scale-topping Category Five storm Thursday as it sideswiped Tonga…
6 years ago
Pacific’s monster storm Harold moves on to Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone bore down on Fiji Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in…
6 years ago
Panic buying in Fiji as first virus case confirmed
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji confirmed its first coronavirus case Thursday, sparking panic buying in major centers on the Pacific…
6 years ago
Two missing, 3,000 in shelters as Cyclone Tino hits Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Tropical Cyclone Tino strengthened to a Category Three storm Saturday as it closed in on Tonga…
6 years ago
Fiji opens evacuation centres as Cyclone Tino hits
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji opened evacuation centers and warned of "destructive force winds" as Tropical Cyclone Tino took aim…
6 years ago
Nearly 2,000 evacuated, one missing as ‘scary’ cyclone hammers Fiji
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Nearly 2,000 people took refuge in emergency shelters and one man was missing after being…
6 years ago
Australian coal use an ‘existential threat’ to islands: Fiji PM
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji on Monday challenged Australia to do more on climate change ahead of a regional…
7 years ago
Strong undersea quake off Fiji, but no tsunami
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Monday, the United States Geological Survey said,…
8 years ago
Strong 8.2 magnitude quake hits off Fiji: USGS
A strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but it was too deep to…
8 years ago
Harry and Meghan to head Down Under later this year: palace
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan will visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand later this…
8 years ago
Aerial search for Pacific ferry survivors suspended
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The aerial search for survivors from a ferry that sank in the remote Pacific was suspended Friday…
8 years ago
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