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Body of second victim of Fiji cyclone found, as clean up gets under way
Mar 19th, 2010 - WashingtonExaminer
suva, fiji - fijians cleaning up after a devastating cyclone discovered the body of a second victim on friday, as military forces from three nations worked to find out the extent of damage to outlying islands and deliver aid. cyclone tomas battered
Disease fear in storm-battered Fiji
Mar 18th, 2010 - Al Jazeera English
officials in fiji have expressed concern over the potential outbreak of water-borne diseases in the aftermath of cyclone tomas that battered the island-nation.
the south pacific country was suffering from an outbreak of typhoid even before the stormFiji Cyclone Damage Overwhelming, Says Prime Minister Bainimarama
Mar 18th, 2010 - The Huffington Post
suva, fiji - a powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said thursday. the full extent of the damage from cyclone tomas has yet to be determined
9 Australians unaccounted for in cyclone-ravaged Fiji
Mar 17th, 2010 - ABC News
foreign affairs minister stephen smith says nine australians are still unaccounted for after cyclone tomas hit fiji. he says fears are not held for their safety, but they have not yet been contacted. mr smith says an australian official will travel
Aid arrives in cyclone-ravaged Fiji
Mar 17th, 2010 - ABC News
australian aid will today be delivered to the fiji islands hardest hit by cyclone tomas.
an australian defence force hercules aircraft arrived in suva in southern fiji carrying eight tonnes of aid, and will begin delivering it to the north and east
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Fiji from WikiPedia:
The new millennium brought along another coup, instigated by George Speight, that effectively toppled the government of Mahendra Chaudhry, who became Prime Minister following the 1997 constitution. Commodore Frank Bainimarama assumed executive power after the resignation, possibly forced, of President Mara. Fiji was rocked by two mutinies at Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks, later in 2000 when rebel soldiers went on the rampage. The High Court ordered the reinstatement of the constitution, and in September 2001, a general election was held to restore democracy, which was won by interim Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua party.[citation needed]
In 2005, amid much controversy, the Qarase government proposed a Reconciliation and Unity Commission, with power to recommend compensation for victims of the 2000 coup, and amnesty for its perpetrators.
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