Tropical Cyclone Winston: Scale of devastation in Fiji unknown

By Allison Worrall
Updated February 22 2016 - 6:08am, first published February 21 2016 - 5:16pm
A satellite image released by NASA shows Cyclone Winston.
A satellite image released by NASA shows Cyclone Winston.
Fallen trees and debris on the streets of Suva, the morning after Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall, Photo: Katalaine Duaibe/Oxfam
Fallen trees and debris on the streets of Suva, the morning after Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall, Photo: Katalaine Duaibe/Oxfam
Fiji's capital Suva ahead of cyclone Winston's landfall.  Photo: Alice Clements
Fiji's capital Suva ahead of cyclone Winston's landfall. Photo: Alice Clements
People queue in a supermarket in Suva ahead of cyclone Winston's landfall.  Photo: Alice Clements
People queue in a supermarket in Suva ahead of cyclone Winston's landfall. Photo: Alice Clements
Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston has been described as the worse storm to ever hit Fiji. Photo: Joli
Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston has been described as the worse storm to ever hit Fiji. Photo: Joli

Disaster officials in Fiji are set to deploy aerial surveillance to assess the damage left in Cyclone Winston's wake, amid fears entire villages were flattened by the category five storm.

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