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Deadly Tropical Cyclone Yasa leaves ‘devastation’ across Fiji’s north

Not long after Anil Deo took shelter in his neighbour’s house, he saw the category five winds of Tropical Cyclone Yasa rip his home apart.
Key points:
- Mr Deo is one of thousands of Fijians to lose their homes during the storm
- Assessment reports suggest 70 per cent of one province experienced “devastation”
- Many areas and islands are still without power and running water as lines of communication remain cut off
Mr Deo and his four children live in Soasoa in Labasa, a town of about 30,000 people on the northern coast of Fiji’s second-biggest island, Vanua Levu.
The island bore the brunt of Yasa when it hit Fiji on Thursday night, leaving at least four people dead.
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