Final Exam pt. 2
Yesterday morning at 2am, meteorologists at the Nadi Weather Centre detected a rather rapidly developing cyclone near the country of Nauru. "It was a fast developing front that we could not have anticipated any faster," said Nadi Weather Center director James Jones. "The storm had sustained winds of 140 KPH and was classified as a level 4 cyclone." It was also noted that the cyclone was moving quickly towards the Solomon Islands.
In turn, they contacted the Solomon government at around 3am, warning them of a cyclone heading their way. The government decided to broadcast warnings to their people, telling the police, who sent officers to help with the citizens.
By 10am that same day, winds were blowing at over 140 KPH. By noon, the center of the cyclone had passed directly over Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. "It was pretty chaotic for a few hours there when the storm hit the community," said police chief Marianna Adams. "I want to commend all of our local emergency workers for their efforts."
In the capital city, over 20 homes were destroyed, and many other buildings suffered much damage. Over 100 people are now homeless, and 6 individuals lost their lives. 18 people had to be hospitalized because of the incident. "The church is open to anyone who lost their home and need a place to stay," said local pastor Harold Young. "We will hold prayer services each night at 6pm until we have everyone back in a stable home."
Honiara has been the city affected the most. According to the police, 3 men drowned and 2 women and a man were killed by flying debris in the city. "We are devastated that our son, Frank, was killed," said mother of one of the men killed, Lisa Ramos. "He was returning home from a trip to Australia when the storm hit."
In turn, they contacted the Solomon government at around 3am, warning them of a cyclone heading their way. The government decided to broadcast warnings to their people, telling the police, who sent officers to help with the citizens.
By 10am that same day, winds were blowing at over 140 KPH. By noon, the center of the cyclone had passed directly over Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. "It was pretty chaotic for a few hours there when the storm hit the community," said police chief Marianna Adams. "I want to commend all of our local emergency workers for their efforts."
In the capital city, over 20 homes were destroyed, and many other buildings suffered much damage. Over 100 people are now homeless, and 6 individuals lost their lives. 18 people had to be hospitalized because of the incident. "The church is open to anyone who lost their home and need a place to stay," said local pastor Harold Young. "We will hold prayer services each night at 6pm until we have everyone back in a stable home."
Honiara has been the city affected the most. According to the police, 3 men drowned and 2 women and a man were killed by flying debris in the city. "We are devastated that our son, Frank, was killed," said mother of one of the men killed, Lisa Ramos. "He was returning home from a trip to Australia when the storm hit."
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