More than 400 people in Vanuatu remain in evacuation centers as Cyclone Kevin makes landfall in the Pacific Island nation just two days after it was hit by a massive cyclone, which triggered an earthquake.
The Fiji Meteorology Service said that tropical cyclone Kevin arrived in Vanuatu on Friday, bringing torrential rain and wind gusts up to 230 kilometers (143 miles) per hour.
The cyclone intensified to a category 5 on Saturday over open waters to the southeast of Vanuatu, with adverse weather conditions expected to affect the Fiji Group, according to the meteorological agency. “It lies to the far west of Fiji and is gradually moving southeast. Severe [tropical cyclone] Kevin is expected to track to the south of the Group tonight and tomorrow while remaining over open waters,” the agency said. …