The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 8, 2020 Dozens Dead as Category 5 Cyclone Devastates South Pacific Islands ------------------------------------------------------------------ In climate news, Tropical Cyclone Harold tore through Fiji Wednesday, tearing off roofs, destroying houses and flooding streets across the South Pacific archipelago. Before the Category 5 cyclone's arrival in Fiji, dozens of people were killed when the storm lashed the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. .