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WORLD NEWSMonday 22 February 2016

Fiji scrambles to restore power as ferocious cyclone kills at least 6

NICK PERRY early Monday and police Road workers remove a fallen tree blocking a road near Lami, another man was killed
Associated Press were empowered to make Fiji, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, after cyclone Winston ripped through on Koro Island, although it
WELLINGTON, New Zealand arrests without a warrant to the country. Officials in Fiji are assessing damage in the wake of wasn’t clear how.
(AP) — Most of Fiji was with- ensure order. the ferocious cyclone that tore through the Pacific island chain. Authorities also said three
out electricity Sunday and In a televised address to people on the main island
residents were told to stay the nation Sunday, Prime (Jonacani Lalakobau/Fiji Times via AP) of Viti Levu were killed in
inside for a second straight Minister Voreqe Bainimara- the storm, but didn’t have
night as officials scrambled ma said many people had it will also be a time of ac- full extent of the damage more details.
to restore services and as- been left without power, tion,” Bainimarama said. and injuries until then. Tourism Minister Faiyaz Sid-
sess damage in the wake fresh water or communica- “We will stand united in the George Dregaso of Fiji’s diq Koya said that all tour-
of a ferocious cyclone that tions. face of this disaster.” National Disaster Manage- ists in Fiji were safe and that
left at least six people dead “The damage has been Officials were trying to es- ment Office said that two there was no significant
and destroyed homes. widespread, homes have tablish communications people on Ovalau Island damage to the majority of
Winds from Cyclone Win- been destroyed, many low- and road access to the died when the house they hotels on the main island.
ston, which tore through the lying areas have flooded, hardest-hit areas, and said were sheltering in col- Fiji is a popular tourist desti-
Pacific Island chain over and many people have they would not know the lapsed on them, and that nation, known for its beach
the weekend, reached 285 been left stunned and con- resorts and scuba diving.
kilometers (177 miles) per fused about what to do,” Cyclone Winston hit Fiji on
hour, making it the stron- he said. Saturday and moved west-
gest storm in the Southern He said that the police and ward overnight along the
Hemisphere since record- military had been brought northern coast of Viti Levu.
keeping began, accord- in to help with rescue op- Fiji’s capital, Suva, located
ing to the Weather Under- erations and the general in the southern part of the
ground website. cleanup, and that govern- main island, was not di-
Although the weather ment agencies were work- rectly in the cyclone’s path
calmed Sunday, a curfew ing overtime to clear roads and avoided the worst of its
was extended through and restore power. destructive power.q
“This is a time of sorrow, but

Most suspects freed in Indonesia raid as tough law pending

NINIEK KARMINI tion that is due to be sig- police spokesman Col. Lil- “This is the weakness of our ism law. It gained momen-
nificantly strengthened fol- iek Darmanto. laws,” said Saud Usman tum following the Jan. 14
Associated Press lowing last month’s deadly Police seized air rifles, Nasution, head of the anti- suicide and gun attacks
attacks in Jakarta. knives, and jihadi books terrorism agency. “We can- in Jakarta, which left eight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The elite anti-terrorism and flags in the raid. not arrest before they have people dead, including
squad early Saturday de- However, they were re- committed a crime even four of the attackers.
— Indonesian police on tained 38 men at a sus- leased early Sunday after though we can detect a In response to the attacks,
pected militant camp on 24-hour questioning as po- radical network.” Indonesia’s government
Sunday released most of the remote slopes of Mount lice were unable to prove His agency has been push- submitted a new anti-ter-
Sumbing in Central Java a string of terrorism-related ing the government to rorism law to parliament this
the men detained while province, said provincial allegations, he said. strengthen the anti-terror- past week.q

attending military-style

training at a suspect jihadi

camp, as officials lament-

ed weaknesses in the cur-

rent anti-terrorism legisla-