";s:4:"text";s:3149:"There are reports of casualties in Tonga this afternoon after Cyclone Harold, bringing with it 190km/h winds and severe flooding, hit the kingdom overnight. The Tonga Meteorological Service (TMS) has issued tropical cyclone and gale wind warnings for Tongatapu, Ha'apai, Tele-Ki-Tonga, Tele-Ki-Tokelau, and 'Eua islands. Tropical Cyclone Harold will scrape parts of Tonga with damaging winds and heavy rainfall before racing into the open waters of the South Pacific Ocean. One of the most notable locations in Tonga, a popular resort in Kanokupolu, has been damaged by Cyclone Harold. Reports on the impact of Tropical Cyclone Harold are emerging from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga as the destructive storm crosses the Pacific this week. The cyclone had already devastated the central islands of Vanuatu and parts of Fiji. Issued by the Tonga Meteorological Service.
Owners John Fiusati and Marianne Tukuafu were unavailable to talk to RNZ Pacific , but the mother of John expressed sadness at … Nuku'alofa, Tonga: The Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre was activated this morning as severe Tropical Cyclone Harold is expected to enter Tongan waters as a Category 3 storm by Thursday morning, April 9. Tonga felt the brunt of Cyclone Harold this morning as the storm, packing gusts of up to 260 km/hr, passed to the south of Nuku’alofa. Photo: #ToddHenryPhoto
Vakaloa Beach Resort in Tongatapu was severely impacted by king tides on April 9, which coincided with the severe cyclone that tore through Tonga. Issued by the Tonga Meteorological Service. Govt. Cyclone Harold leaves a path of destruction in Fiji with 150mph winds flattening homes and flooding towns - as the storm barrels towards Tonga The country was battered by winds of … Tonga.
Reaching up to Category 5, the cyclone forced people into evacuation centres where proper physical distancing became impossible. Harold raked … One of the most notable locations in Tonga, a popular resort in Kanokupolu, has been damaged by Cyclone Harold. UPDATED. ADVICE SUMMARY: Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) “Harold” (Category 4) was located near latitude 17.6 South and Longitude 173.9 East, or about 375km West of Nadi, Fiji and about 1210km West-Northwest of Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu at about 01:00am local time this morning. NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (1 May 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $200,000 (460,000 pa’anga) grant to the Government of Tonga to help restore life-sustaining services following the damage from Tropical Cyclone Harold.