Tonga Begins Cleanup of Powerful Cyclone's Damage

Residents of Tonga are cleaning up after Tropical Cyclone Gita ravaged the Pacific island nation, even destroying the historic Parliament House, with winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour Monday night. The storm ripped trees out of the ground, tore roofs off houses and buildings, knocked down power lines and caused massive flooding in the capital, Nuku'alofa.  Even the Tongan Meteorological Service lost its roof, forcing it to hand over the job of issuing warnings about the...

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