Damage to Muamua on Vanua Balavu Island after the most powerful cyclone in Fiji's history battered the Pacific island nation. - New Zealand Defence Force/AFP / STR
Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - International tourists began fleeing cyclone-devastated Fiji on Monday as the death toll from the most powerful storm to ever hit the Pacific island nation jumped to 17.
Care Australia said officials in Suva confirmed the body count had jumped steeply from six previously, amid fears the number will continue to rise as news filters in from remote areas.
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