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Cyclone 'devastates' Pacific islands.
(From Agence France Presse)
Eyewitnesses on flights over the cyclone-battered Polynesian island of Tikopia reported massive destruction and few signs of life among the 2,000 inhabitants.
Freelance cameraman Geoff Mackley described the remote island, which was battered by Cyclone Zoe 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 the inhabitants of the remote outpost more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) northeast of Australia.
Another populated island, Anuta, was also battered by Zoe, one of the fiercest Pacific cyclones on record.
Mackley flew over the island early Wednesday in a single engined aircraft from Vanuatu and described the disaster scene on his website.
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).
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