Tropical Cyclone Ian in 2014 resulted in total damage and losses of about $50 million. A signaler que l'état d'urgence avait été décrété par le gouvernement juste avant le passage du cyclone. Heavy rain and damaging sea swells were expected with sea flooding of coastal areas. Ensuite, GITA s'est renforcé graduellement devenant un cyclone de catégorie 4 sur l'échelle d'intensité du bassin, qui compte 5 niveau. Read Previous Article Mormon Missionaries in Tonga and Samoa Safe After Cyclone Gita Read Next Article Students and Misssionaries Continue Tonga Clean Up After Cyclone Gita Style Guide Note: When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. C'est donc dans la nuit que le cyclone a transité à proximité immédiate du sud des Tonga. Graham Kenna from Tonga's National Emergency Management Office told Radio New Zealand it was the worst situation he'd experienced in 30 years. C'est la deuxième tempête nommée et le premier cyclone majeur de cette saison. CARE, Live and Learn, and MORDI formed a partnership to respond to the immediate needs of those affected on both ‘Eua and Tongatapu. La tempête tropicale Yasa est une menace potentielle pour les Fidji. Joanna, who began posting on Twitter again on Tuesday morning, was in a relatively modern house built to withstand harsh weather. Joanna, whose Twitter account went quiet for several hours during the peak of the storm was alone in the family's home at Umusi. Damage > $123.5 million (2020 USD ... Harold was the first Category 5 severe tropical cyclone to occur in the South Pacific basin since Cyclone Gita in 2018 and was also the second-strongest tropical cyclone to ever affect Vanuatu, behind Cyclone Pam in 2015. Air Commodore Kevin McEvoy, the Acting Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, said the team on the ground will help survey damage and assist local authorities in identifying hardest-hit areas. Le météore qui génère des rafales maximales dépassant les 300 km/h, impact directement l'île de Vanua Levu. Tongans are surveying the damage after powerful Tropical Cyclone Gita moved on. Virgine Dourlet, a French woman living in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, said the night was "just awful". Tonga is also located within the Pacific _ring of fire,_ which is associated with extreme seismic activity. Dourlet, who has lived in Tonga for five years and teaches French at a high school, was in the country when Cyclone Winston hit in 2016. The cyclone damaged or destroyed almost 2,000 … Former cyclone Gita should continue to move away from the country, the MetService said. Le cyclone a tout d'abord changé de trajectoire dimanche dernier, en effectuant un virage vers l'ouest, sous l'effet de la dorsale subtropicale de moyenne troposphère. Tropical Cyclone Gita made landfall in Tonga on 12 February, causing severe damage to the main island of Tongatapu. On average, about one tropical cyclone a year affects some part of Tonga, but Gita is by far the strongest on record to make a direct hit on Tongapatu. In the response phase, the partnership delivered emergency shelter and … On that track, its centre was expected to be about 85km southwest of Ono-i-lau at 6pm NZT. ​At about 11pm and Joanna was anxious about how she was faring. MANDATORY CREDIT. In February 2018, Tonga was hit by the Category 4 cyclone Gita causing significant damage to both Tongatapu and ‘Eua. GITA qui se déplace toujours en direction de l'ouest à une allure soutenue, s'éloigne rapidement des Tonga. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) reported about 10 families on Ono-i-lau, which has five villages, had evacuated to higher ground. Tonga is a far-flung collection of 169 islands spanning roughly 500 miles from north to south. The New Zealand Defence Force is taking 12 tonnes of aid supplies to Tonga, as well as a 10-member team. New Zealanders in Tonga who require consular assistance should contact the New Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa, Tonga on +676 23122, the after hours number of +676 881 7022 or at nzhctonga@mfat.govt.nz. Ha’apai (pop. Close to the centre of the cyclone, average wind speeds of up to 195kmh were expected by 1pm, with momentary gusts to 295kmh. On 12 February, Cyclone Gita passed over the Kingdom of Tonga, mainly affecting the islands of ‘Eua (pop. Please contact our senior analyst, Alex Odlum: ao@acaps.org / +41 78 783 48 25 . 74,679). Tongan residents walk across a roof blown onto a road as they survey the damage after Cyclone Gita. Fua'amotu International Airport on Tongatapu Photo: My Tongan - Online community The owner of Real Tonga Airways said there was no power at Fua'amotu International Airport on Tongatapu, where the airport buildings have sustained some damage and there is significant flooding. "They will most likely lose everything, including their plantations — which are their bread and butter," she said. Cyclone Gita DAMAGE in pictures: Photos show the devastation left-wing i… This evening, Gita is forecast to hit southern Fiji as a category 5 cyclone as it augments over Fijian waters. Home damage was widespread in the wake of the storm, according to … (TVNZ via AP) Source:AP Eighty were later escorted home in Takaka on Tuesday night, while 53 spent the night at the Motueka welfare centre. After acquiring a steady east trajectory near Fiji, it org… Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm, hit Tonga on 12 February after causing widespread damage in the neighbouring island of Samoa. So irrespective of which mobile provider you are with, simply texting RED CROSS to 4644 will enable an automatic $3 donation to the Red Cross Pacific Disaster Fund," said Vodafone New Zealand Foundation Manager Lani Evans. The category 4 storm hit the island on Monday night that … "The last we heard was her saying the roof was starting to lift, that water was coming in through her roof and the front door, which must have blown open," she said. The official estimate was that Gita was a category 4 cyclone at midnight, with the worst of the storm hitting Tongatapu between 11pm and 2am. RNZ Pacific' s correspondent Kalafi Moala said he was saddened to hear about the high waves hitting one of the big resorts in Tonga. "We'd all been talking non-stop on the group family chat before the storm, giving her comfort since she's over there alone," she said. The eye of the storm passed over Tongatapu island, the most populous island group in Tonga, causing one fatalitly and injuring 33. Cet épisode cyclonique potentiellement catastrophique intervient un peu moins de 5 ans après le terrible Winston. 1 / 15. L'imagerie satellite montre que son petit œil a frôlé l'archipel par le sud. About 11am Monday, a state of emergency was declared ahead of the storm's arrival. The aftermath of cyclone Gita is seen in Nuku'alofa . The country's meteorological office and national radio station were both taken offline. Trajectoire défavorable et cyclone redoutable par l'intensité, tous les ingrédients pour un épisode cyclonique extrême sur les Tonga étaient hélas réunis. A Tongan church bore the full brunt of Cyclone Gita. GITA est un cyclone de taille réduite, matérialisée par une masse nuageuse principale très concentrée. Facebook Noazky Langi/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. "The aerial survey will help assess the scale of the damage wrought by the cyclone and help Tongan authorities determine the next steps in their emergency response.". Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama counseled residents to “heed warnings and prepare”, although the storm is expected to go heavily populated areas. Houses bowled, trees knocked over and flooding in Nuku'alofa. Le violent cyclone tropical Yasa frappe de plein fouet les Fidji. About 5am local time (6am NZT) Fiji Meteorological Service said Gita was about 200km east-southeast of Ono-i-lau and moving west about 28kmh. "If it weren't for the king tide hitting Tonga the same time as the cyclone, the damage would be less." Vodafone has made calls and texts to Tonga free from NZ, until 5pm Thursday. 6,144) was also impacted to a lesser extent. La saison cyclonique 2020/2021 du Pacifique Sud est sur le point de démarrer. La tempête tropicale Yasa lance la saison cyclonique 2020/2021 du Pacifique Sud. TONGA Cyclone Gita Category: Four Briefing note – 15 February 2018 Any question? Il est probable étant la proximité de passage, que les îles ont été impactées par le mur de l’œil, zone où se trouvent les conditions les pires d'un cyclone. Le cyclone se rapproche à présent de la Nouvelle Calédonie qui devrait rester malgré tout à l'écart du dangereux phénomène. 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