Super cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said Friday, with a baby among two confirmed deaths and rescue workers racing to the worst-hit communities.

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Odisha seeks central aid for 800 new cyclone shelters; Minister Suresh Pujari discusses with Amit Shah to enhance disaster preparedness in vulnerable coastal regions.

In 2019, Cyclone Fani claimed at least 89 lives and displaced millions in Odisha, another coastal Indian state. In 1999, a super cyclone killed about 10,000 people as it slammed into Odisha.

Officials said the storm was verging on becoming a "super cyclone." London-based Tropical Storm Risk said the storm was already in that category, and classed it as a Category 5 storm - the strongest.

In 2019, Cyclone Fani claimed at least 89 lives and displaced millions in Odisha, another coastal Indian state. In 1999, a super cyclone killed about 10,000 people as it slammed into Odisha.