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                        Fiji Braces for Powerful Cyclone

   by VOA News

   The Pacific island nation of Fiji is bracing for a powerful cyclone
   that ripped through Samoa last week, leaving at least three people
   dead, several others missing and thousands homeless.
   Officials said Sunday that dozens of evacuation shelters have been set
   up in northern Fiji, ahead of 300-kilometer winds approaching the
   Pacific nation. The storm is expected to hit late Sunday or early
   Monday.
   Cyclone Evan slammed into Samoa Thursday. Officials say thousands of
   Samoans are still without power and water after their homes were badly
   damaged or destroyed. About 4,000 people are in temporary shelters.
   Both Australia and New Zealand have pledged support.
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