13 FEB

A category 4 cyclone flattened Tonga’s parliament

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Tonga is cleaning up after a category 4 cyclone tore through the island nation late Monday.
Roofs were torn off buildings and Parliament was flattened.
The full extent of damage is still being assessed.
The cyclone was heading towards Fiji’s southern islands on Tuesday.

Tonga is cleaning up after a category 4 cyclone tore through the archipelago late Monday.

Cyclone Gita had winds of up to 125 miles (200 kilometers) per hour and flattened the nation’s parliament, reported Reuters.

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