Fiji surveys damage from Cyclone Yasa — one of the strongest storms ever recorded

Authorities in Fiji have begun the grim task of determining the true extent of destruction caused by hurricane-force winds, flooding and massive waves overnight after Cyclone Yasa made landfall.

The category five storm tore across the northern island of Vanua Levu last night, with winds gusting as high as 345 kilometres per hour.

Tales of destruction were already emerging overnight with widespread flooding and landslides reported in Fiji’s north as buildings and crops…