Prayer Alert: Fierce, Record-Setting Cyclone Devastates Fiji

Julie Patton Brown : Feb 22, 2016
The Gospel Herald

Gusts from Cyclone Winston reached an unimaginable 224 mph as it ripped through the islands.

(Fiji)—More than 8,000 people sought refuge in 50-plus evacuation centers around the Pacific island nation, The Fiji Times reported. (Photo via Gospel Herald)

Communications were temporarily lost with at least six islands. Approximately 80 percent of the nation's 900,000 people lost power.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama called for officials to deploy resources to affected areas immediately. The government appealed for donations for Fijians left homeless by the cyclone, reports USA Today.

"There are Fijians out there who are without water, without a roof over their heads, without food and without essential services," Bainimarama said in comments posted to the government's Facebook page. "It is our duty to determine their needs and provide them with the support they need as soon as possible."

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