Tropical Cyclone Hola Headed Toward New Caledonia

Tropical Cyclone Hola was set to batter New Caledonia on Friday, after tearing off roofs and knocking out communications in Vanuatu earlier in the week. The storm weakened to a category 3 from category 4, Fiji's Meteorology Service said Thursday evening. The cyclone was expected to veer southeast toward New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands on Friday, bringing severe wind, rain and waves, New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research (NIWA) said. The Red...

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