Wingate Wire: Tropical Cyclone Winston is bearing down on the main island of Fiji with local authorities warning of life-threatening conditions from destructive winds, torrential rain and storm surges.
"It was so strong that the weather stations there actually went down, they just stopped recording", Blades said by phone from Wellington.
Operations Manager of Red Cross Fiji Eseroma Ledua says, "Most of the homes roofs were blown out and so were the kitchens that were built separately from the houses, a bit...