final exam part 2

At 2 a.m. yesterday morning, meteorologists at the Nadi Weather Centre detected a cyclone developing rapidly
near Nauru and moving quickly south-west across the Pacific towards the Solomon Islands.

"The storm had sustained winds of 140 kph and was classified as a Level 4 Cyclone"

Said the Nadi weather center director James Jones.

They warned all shipping in the area of the cyclone's approach.

They broadcast warnings on the radio and alerted the police, who in turn sent officers to warn the
local people.By 10 a.m., winds in Honiara were blowing at more than 140 kilometres per hour.

At about midday, the centre of the cyclone passed directly over Honiara before tracking into the
Coral  Sea, where it blew itself out.

"It was a fast developing front that we could not have anticipated any faster."

More than 20 homes were destroyed and 100 people left homeless.

"The church is open to anyone who has lost their home and need a place to stay."

"We will hold prayer services each night at 6 p.m. until we have everyone back in a stable home."

Said local pastor Harold Young.

"It could have been worse but the emergency shelters established three years ago after Hurricane Kilo gave our people a place to hide." said police chief Marianna Adams.

Police say that six people died, one of them was Frank Ramos.

"We are devastated that our son, Frank, was killed."

"He was returning home from a vacation to Australia when the storm hit." said Frank mom Lisa Ramos.

"I want to commend all of our local emergency workers for their efforts."

"We have heavy hearts over the six people who lost their lives today." said police chief Marianna Adams.

The people here are devastated but are recovering good. Its going to take a while but eventually things
will be back to normal.