Another major weather misery is heading towards Fiji that is currently recovering from the devastation caused by Cyclone Winston in February. Battered Fiji is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Zena, just weeks after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation’s history devastated the island nation few months back. Cyclone Zena is heading towards Fiji with a wind speed of over 75 mph and is likely to hit the area on Thursday.
Zena, a category 3 hurricane, is moving over much of the same area that tropical Cyclone Winston inundated in late February, the strongest ever to hit the island nation. Category five Cyclone Winston, one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere, killed 42 people and flattened settlements when it struck Fiji in February.
The government has imposed a nationwide curfew ordering all residents to remain indoors until the threat of flood from the category three tropical storm had passed.
Ahead of the storm, major flights to Fiji have been cancelled as flash floods and torrential rain threaten Fiji.
Incessant rain in Fiji has already claimed one life while another is missing.
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