SUVA, Fiji, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Fiji islanders were assessing damage Tuesday after Cyclone Mick tore through the South Pacific Ocean country, leaving at least three dead, officials said.
Three residents of Fiji's most populated island, Viti Levu, died when the Category 2 storm came through Monday, packing winds of up to 95 mph, with one fatality reported to be a student who was struck by a falling tree, The Times of London reported.
The Fiji Times said 3,845 people left their homes to take shelter at 68 evacuation centers across the country Monday night, while more than 200 ferry boat passengers spent a second night aboard the Suilven, which was sheltering at Balaga Bay outside Savusavu.
Meanwhile, police were said to be moving quickly to head off looting in the wake of the storm. The Fiji Times reported that business centers were sealed off after reports of looting at supermarkets. Police officials said a curfew was enforced until Tuesday morning in the towns of Lautoka and Nadi, with roadblocks set up at entry points to the cities.
