As Vanuatu and Fiji emerge from a trail of destruction left by Tropical Cyclone Harold, Tonga is bracing for damage as the category five storm passes the island kingdom.
Fiji has begun assesses the damage left by Harold, which moved out of the country's waters overnight.Residents have also reported that roofs were ripped off buildings and roads blocked by fallen trees.
"We didn't predict the amount of saturation there was on land. The floods came up quite quickly and into areas we didn't anticipate," Ms Rokotunidau said. "I can already envisage how much damage there's going to be to goods and other materials people have in their shops."COVID-19 throws spanner in the works
"We are doing all of this amid COVID-19 restrictions, so a lot of the [country's] movement has been restricted," Ms Rokotunidau said.
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