Get ready for 15-hour ordeal

Monday, March 15, 2010

FIJI is expected to feel the full brunt of Hurricane Tomas today.

At 4pm yesterday, Hurricane Tomas, which was close to becoming a category four hurricane at press time last night, was located 260km north-northeast of Udu Point, Vanua Levu .

Close to its centre, the hurricane was estimated to have average winds of 160km/hr with gusts to 220km an hour and was moving southwest at 18km per hour.