Many Survive Cyclone; Fate of Some Unknown
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More than 1,000 people living on the remote Pacific island of Tikopia survived 225-mph Cyclone Zoe, a visiting cameraman said. But there was still no word on the fate of hundreds of others on neighboring Anuta and Mota Lava islands, which also may have been hit by high winds.
The islands are part of the Solomon Islands chain.
“Whole villages have been inundated by the sea,” New Zealand freelance cameraman Geoff Mackley said. Food and water supplies were heavily damaged Sunday. A relief ship was on its way.
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