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"Total devastation" says cameraman in first plane over Pacific isle.
(From Agence France Presse)
Eyewitnesses aboard the first plane to fly over the cyclone-battered Polynesian island of Tikopia reported massive destruction and few signs of life.
Freelance New Zealand cameraman Geoff Mackley described the remote island, which was lashed by Cyclone Zoe on Sunday, as "a scene of total devastation" and said it would be a miracle if casualty figures were not high.
All contact was lost with Tikopia 24 hours before the cyclone hit and Solomon Islands officals hold grave fears for its 2,000 inhabitants.
Another populated island, Anuta, was also battered by Zoe, one of the fiercest Pacific cyclones on record.
An Australian air force Hercules left Sydney on Wednesday to assess the damage but Mackley flew over the island first by chartering a single engined aircraft in Vanuatu and described the scene on his website www.geoffmackley.com.
He said Tikopia appeared to have been hit when Cylone Zoe was at its peak, with winds of between 300 and 350 kilometres per hour (186 to 217 miles per hour).
- Islanders escape worst of cyclone Zoe's fury.
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