Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga last night as a category four storm with winds of 230 kilometers an hour, causing flooding and widespread destruction of homes and trees.
The Government declared a national state of emergency, enforcing a curfew and urging citizens stay indoors or get to an evacuation centre as soon as possible.
Cyclone Gita is expected to hit Fiji’s south islands as a category five storm, and has a possibility of hitting New Zealand.