
The cyclone was estimated to have average winds of 90 knots at its centre (167 kilometres an hour) and gusts of up to 125 knots.
Vava'u resident Semisi Fonua said there were few signs of major damage as the eye of the cyclone passed over the island Monday morning. People took advantage to the temporary calm as the eye of the storm passed to check for damage. "People are out walking around now, there are a lot of mangoes and breadfruit down, and many trees damaged," Fonua said….
Tonga's coastline, shot by Tony Bowden, Wikimedia Commons via Flickr, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
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