boats are leaving suva full of military people, surveyors as well. they should establish how many are injured and what supplies are needed most, where two boats left suva con monday. it's a lon, laborious slow process just to get a picture of where help is needed most. on the main island where i'm stood, infrastructure is back up and running. the north part of the island is destroyed. the big city, both with a burst of the cyclone. the north of the island is bad. it's out lying islands in where new assist filtering through. what is known so far is not good. >> more to come at al jazeera, including the main opposition leader is under house arrest while supporters vow to protect against the election results. plus... allegations in honduras, will it get support from officials. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice.

two boats, the first two, left suva on monday. further ones will follow on tuesday and into wednesday going to all these outlying islands. it is a slow process. just to get a picture of where help is needed most. on the main island where i am, infrastructure is getting back up and running. you can see this build site behind me is many, but the north part has been badly affected. thatfully not the big cities, both two dodgeed the worst. it is those outlying islands where news is beginning to filter through and what is known so far isn't that good >>> two students accused of sedition in india have asked for the authorities to secure their safety so they can surrender. they're holed up in a university in new delhi. the police have not been allowed in. the president of the student union is already in custody. the arrest sparks protests across india saying the government wants to silence descent. our correspondent is live for us. why is there now this apparent break in the ranks of the students? >> reporter: these students that are hol

there's suva. see the large area of darker orange that's indicating winds in excess of 150 kilometers per hour. easily higher gusts within the center of the storm. again, that is becoming more and more disorganized as time goes on. the joint typhoon warning center has lowered the initial winds, 285 sustained kilometer per hour winds. but higher wind gusts around the center of the storm. here's the path. as it continues to march westward, it will weaken somewhat, but still be a very formidable storm. equivalent to a category 4 atlantic hurricane as it heads over open waters within the next 6 to 12 hours. the last storm to make this big of a splash or impact in the island of fiji was december of 2012, tropical cyclone evan that had max winds of 230 kilometers per hour. here's the storm moving westward away from fiji. by sunday evening local time. the other concern here is extremely heavy rainfall, in excess of 300 millimeters in a short amount of time. it's a mountainous nation. that means we'll expe

. >> the cities of suva escaped the full force of the cyclone, but still an hour north of the forist area there is wide destruction. >> it is still pretty windy, but this is nothing like when the cyclone was at its peak. you can see this home, the roof is gone, the debris filling the swimming pool. and there a guesthouse totally destroyed. >> nearby houses have been strewn down the hillside. some houses did survive but just. this woman and her friends are cleaning up, grateful to be alive. >> it was terror. we heard about the hurricanes and all that, and we've been through so many of them. but this one was--just terrible. just terrible. >> in this part of fiji already crews are at work restoring fallen power lines and clamoring up to repair mobile phone masts. but there are many mobile masts damaged and down. the fear is what news will be heard once communication is back up from the rest of fiji. >> police have arrested a man who is accused of leading a large group of dissent. an independent e.u. observer commission said that the vote was conducted under intimidation and the united s

flooding is also a major concern and the capital city, suva, is without electricity. moments before a sightseeing helicopter went down in hawaii's pearl harbor thursday, the pilot alerted air traffic control of a problem. the aircraft was salvaged on friday. it divers and crews about an hour to float the downed helicopter using inflatable bags, then take it to joint base pearl harbor-hickam. the expected to take months. the helicopter crashed into waters just off the arizona memorial visitors center thursday morning..critically injuring a 15-year-old boy and leaving two others in serious condition. the small south alabama hometown of author harper lee is remembering the pulitzer-prize winning author. harper lee died friday at the age of 89 in her hometown of monroeville. the town was most known for being the literary inspiration of "maycomb" in lee's pulitzer-prize winning novel "to kill a mockingbird." residents say they can easily point out locations depicted in her book, including the historic monroe county courthouse. "well even today, the story is still very rele

. >> well, it's night here in suva. it is above 200km from the eye of the cyclone at this time. police reports that it had been seen on low-lying areas in centers which had been open. across the country. >> it's a song that there would be a huge part of discussion left. it will be visible once. there are reports coming in. there has been reported one death. >> do you have other powers. is the water okay as well? there is nothing across the country. >> it is shocked. to ensure that there are no accidents. some checked our phones earlier in the day. for the best part. authorities were ready for this. you seem to be telling us that when those people have been displaced, when the decision is taken to return home, chances are they may not have a home to go back to. >> chances are there will be - they'll be without homes tomorrow morning. they'll make preparations, but they have been aniesy. it's low lying areas. >> you'll keep us posted. thank you very much in the meantime >>> serbia's foreign minister says two staff are believed to be among those killed in a raid. the serbian ambass

. >> the cities of suva and nandes has escaped the full force, but there is still widespread destruction. >> this is nothing like what was here when the cyclone hit its peak. this was a restaurant. now half the roof is gone, and the debris is everywhere filling this swimming pool. debris everywhere, and there is a guesthouse totally destroyed. >> nearby houses have been strewn down the hillsides. and there is a house did survive. but only justice. she and her friends are creeping up, grateful to be alive. >> this is terror. it's just horrible. we heard about hurricanes and we've lived through so many of them. but this one, it was very terrible. it was horrible. >> in this part of fiji already crews are at work restoring fa fallen power lines and clamoring up to repair mobile masts. but there are many mobile masts down and the fear is what news will emerge once parts of the country currently cut off restore communication. andrew thomas. fiji. >> for years mobile phone makers have enjoyed golden times. year on year increases in sales, and billions of people around the world butte increasin

the first two boats left suva on monday, further on tuesday. it's a long laborious process. on the main island. it is up and running. this is one of many. north to the ilted have been badly affected. thank flyboth of them dodged the worst of the cyclone, the north of the island is bad, and the outlaying islands in >>> an international mission has been set up in honduras to stamp out corruption and impunity. it establishes public outrage after a scandallinged the president. more from guatemala. >> reporter: in 2015 hondurans took to the streets in record numbers. their demands, an intergovernment corruption and unity. opposition groups called for the creation of international groups to tight corruption. on monday, after months of negotiation, the mission to fight against corruption in honduras will start work. >> the idea is to have a special mission that is going to be very close to the honduran authorities. they fight corruption and immunity. the two problems are extremely important, not only to the honduras but the americas in general. but the idea is to give assistance to

water was was crashing over the sea wall in suva earlier in the day. further along the coast, they help the resort create a sandbag barrier to prevent further damage. and they've prepared as best as they can. >> locals are getting all the cash they can from the bank. >> but there is only so much that islanders can do to prepare for such a massive storm bringing its full force to some of the most populated parts of fiji overnight. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> al jazeera's presenter has been looking at why the cyclone is so powerful. >> meteorologist: well, it remains a very potent force. it looks like it will go into denuts here. it does not have bands of clouds and rain as many such cyclones do, and it tends to keep its power longer in this type of storm. there are incredibly high and powerful gusts but thankfully it will move away to the west. and as it does so it will take the worst of the wind and rain with it. it will remain very rainy and storming. flooding remains an issue. big seas all around the coach of fiji, but we should find winston easi

across the roads >> i have offered australia's support and we have in place prepositioned supplies in suva that are available. i have also offered the adf to send a p3 orion so we can carry out aerial surveillance particularly in the outer islands to do a needs assessment. >> reporter: the country reliance relies on the tourist industry. getting home will be difficult for airports will be closed. many of the low lying islands are flooded and more flash floods and mud slides are feared. rescuers are trying to supply drinking water. the government has declared a 30-day state of the emergency. because many of the islands are remote, it may be some time before the full extent of the natural disaster is known >>> still ahead on the program will a scandal with annex-girlfriend hurt the bolivian's president to run for eye term. also an investigation into what makes a legitimate refugee. e refugee. >>> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. more than a hundred people have been killed in attacks in homs and damascus. at least 46 died in a double car bombing in homs. more than 83 others were k

likewise in suva. the concern is the northern part of the mainly island and the out lying island where information hasn't come through. houses on those builds are known to be much more flimsy and those places took the full brunt of this storm. until proper information comes from those places, it is hard to say that fiji has in any way dodged a bullet. there could still be an horrific tragedy in those places. that pylon came down. a priority is to get power restored around the city and then, of course, the aid agencies will assess where the worst damage is and the most injuries are and get their teams there hopefully fast >>> the police have removed uganda's main opposition leader from his home, besigye. he had been under house arrest following the presidential election. the opposition refusing to recognise the re-election of museveni for a fifth time. what's going on there? >> reporter: they have blocked off the roads leading to besigye's house. he wanted to collect results around the country, but he i

. >> reporter: the cities of suva and nandi have escaped but an hour north of nandi there is widespread destruction. it's still pretty windy now but compared to when the cyclone was at its peak, half the roof is gone destroyed inside and the debris is everywhere, filling this swimming pool filled with broken wood, debris everywhere and there a guest house totally destroyed. nearby houses have been stroourn down the hillside. nadira's home did survive but only just. she and her friends are cleaning up grateful to be alive. >> it was terror, terror to be alive. we have heard of hurricanes and been through so many of them but this one was really terrible, it was horrible. >> reporter: in this part of fiji already, crews are at work restoring power lines and clamoring up to restore mobile masses. masts. parts of the country currently cut off restore communication. andrew thomas, al jazeera, nandi fiji. >> more to come this half hour, afghan refugees are stranded in a crack down in macedonia. >> i'm step vaessen, in west java, people have sold their kidneys to a kidney syndicate. >> welcome

. >> i have offered australia's support, and we have in place pre-positioned supplies in suva that areilable. i've also offered the adf to send a p 3 orion so we can carry out aerial surveillance particularly along the outer islands. >> fiji relies on the tourist industry. there are 1,200 australians registered there and other nationalities affected. getting home will be difficult because airports have been closed. many of the low-lying islands are flooded, and more flash floods and flash floods are feared. rescuers are trying to deliver drinking water. they have received a 30-day state of emergency because many of the islands are remote it may be some time before the full extent of the damage from the disaster is known. >> still more to come on al jazeera, including... >> i'm alan fish center south carolina. the political circus moves on from here can donald trump firmly established as the frontrunner in the republican presidential race. >> al jazeera visits deportation center in germany with the question of what makes a legitimate refugee? ♪ >> welcome back. here is a reminder of the

the good news is that the big cities of suva and nandi were not damaged quite badly. the real concern is the out lying islands because communication still hasn't been restored no those islands and-- to these islands and the fear is there could be just as much damage as this if not more and there could have been loss of life. pressure little loss of life on the main island as things stand at the moment. the concern with those outlying islands, when we get information on those, we will get a clear indication of how devastating this cyclone have been >>> i.s.i.l. claims for the bombing in damascus and also in homs. the attacks came as government captured 31 villagers and a power plant in aleppo province from i.s.i.l. john kerry said he has reached a provisional agreement with russia on the terms of a ceasefire. in terms of homs, starting off with that tuck town, we-- particular town, we must be getting to the stage where there's not much left to fight over. >> reporter: no. homs, the city itself, is in the hands of the government. there is only one district where rebels

suva and nandi were not in the direct path and the damage is relatively light. this is where the damage really begins. it gets worse as you drive north around the top of the main island in fiji. the real concern is the out lying islands because communes still hasn't been restored to those islands. there could be just aas much damage as this and more and there could have been loss of life. pressure little life thankfully on the islands that stand at the moment. the concern is those out lying islands. once news comes in of those then we will get a clearer idea of how devastating in terms of human life this cyclone has been >>> i.s.i.l. fighters are claiming responsibility for bomb attacks in syria which have killed more than 120 people. at least 83 people died in a series of blasts in a southern suburb of the capital city damascus. earlier, 46 people were killed in twin bombings in the city of homs. the attacks came as government forces captured 31 villagers at a power plant. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has reached provisional agreement in relation to t

the first two boats left suva on monday. further ones will follow tuesday and into wednesday, going to all the islands. it is a very slow process just to get a picture of where help is needed most. on the main island infrastructure is getting back up and running. this building site behind me is one of many. the north part of the island have been badly affected. it is the out lying islands where news is filtering through >>> still to come here on al jazeera, how smart phone makers are trying to adapt to continuing falling sales. we will take to the world phone congress in spain. ngress in spain. >>> welcome back. these are the top stories. the syrian opposition hnc says it is concerned russia and the syrian governments are not serious about a ceasefire. the spokesman says the al-nusra front must be included in any peace deal to stop the fighting. a ceasefire has been agreed and it should come into effect on saturday. two students accused of sedition are willing to give themselves up if their safety is guaranteed. they're amon

. >> the the cities of suva and nannedy escaped the -- nadi escaped the fuel force. still an hour north there's widespread destruction. it's windy here now. this is nothing to how it was when the phone was at its peak. you see off the roof lawn, it's destroyed, and the debris is everywhere. swimming at the pool. the same story is true down the alley. and there a guest house, totally destroyed. >> nearby houses have been strewn down the hillside. this house did survive, but only just. she and her friends are cleaning up, grateful to be alive. >> you know, we read about it, and we have been through so many of them. this one was - it was terrible. >> in part of the fiji, crews are at work restoring fallen powerlines and clam boring up to repair mobile phone masks. there's damage to places still in accessible. the fear is what news will emerge, to part of the country cut off. >> andrew thomas joins us from nadi in fiji. can you tell us more about the impact of the storm on the country. >> the impact has been very big. the photographs and video that you saw in that report

. >> i've been offered support, and we have in place pre-positioned supplies in suva that are available. i have offered the adf to send a p3 orion to carry out aerial civilians, particularly in the outer lying islands and do a needs assessment. >> fiji relies on the tourist industry. there's about 1,200 australians registered there, and other nationalities affected. getting home will be difficult, because airports have been closed. many of the low-lying alds are flooded. res -- lying islands in are flooded. the fijian government declared a 30 day state of emergency. because many of the islands in are remote. it may be time before the full extend of the damage is known >>> today u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged calm as he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas to discuss tensions in the west bank and jerusalem. he told the president he'sed committed to a 2-state solution. secretary of state john kerry called for a de-escalation of violence. more than 160 palestinians and 28 israelis have been killed since october. many in shootings and knife attacks. >> in dubai, a prominen

. >> reporter: the cities of suva and nandi escaped the full force of the storm but north of the tourist area of nandi, vast destruction. this was a restaurant with a spectacular view down the valley. you can see now half the roof is gone it's destroyed inside and the debris is everywhere. filling this swimming pool full of broken wood, and there a guest house totally destroyed. nearby, house he have been strewn down the hillside. nazira's house did survive but only just. she and her friends are now cleaning up grateful to be alive. >> it was terror. you know it was horrible. like we heard about hurricanes and all that and we have been through so many of them. but this one was terrible, it was horrible. >> in this part of fee yee fijis are climb ilg up ting up to rese mobile masses but parts of the country restore communication. andrew thoms, al jazeera thomasi fiji. >> students are wanted on accusations of insighting a rebellion. fez jamil has more. >> five students accused of sedition against india came on to the campus last night. they are accused of yelling antiindia slogans. a sixth

. >> the cities of suva escaped the full force of the cyclone. still an hour north there is widespread destruction. it felt pretty windy here now but this is nothing compared to how it was when the cyclone was at its peek. you see how the roof has gone, it's destroyed inside, and the debris is everywhere, the same stories to the valley, and there a guesthouse totally destroyed. nearby houses have been strewn down the hillside. this woman's house did survive but only just. she and her friends are cleaning up, grateful to be alive. >> it was terror. it is terrible. it is horrible. >> in this part of fiji already screws are at work for restoring power lines and clamoring up to repair mobile masts. but there are many mobile masts damaged in places still inaccessible. the fear is what news will emerge once the part of the country that is currently cut off will have restored communication. >> al jazeera has uncovered an illegal trade in human organs in indonesia. villagers in west java have sold their kidneys for $5,000. we have reports where three mem

and we have in place preposition supplies in suva that are available. i have also offered the adf to spend a p 3. orin so we can carry out aerial surveillance in the ourt lying islands in and do a needs assessment. fiji relies on the tourist industry. there are many affected, australians and other nationalities. airports have been closed. many of the low-lying islands in are flooded and flash floods and mudslides are feared. rescuers are trying to supply drinking water. the fijian government declared a 30 day state of emergency. because islands in are remote, it may be some time before the full extent of the damage is known >>> joy mccorvey - -- kevin corveau, the strongest recorded cyclone. >> that's right. they record them a little differently than the united states. with hurricanes they send in the planes, and in the south pacific they evaluate them with satellite. they don't have the technology we have here. 180 miles per hour, and fiji rarely is hit by a system like this. unbelievable there. here in the united states, here in the north-east and the

. >> i have offered australia's support p and we have in place preposition supplies in suva that are available. i've also offered the adf to accepted a p3 orion so that we can carry out aerial surveillance in the outer lying islands and do a needs assessment >> reporter: fiji relies on the tourist industry. there are about 1200 australians registered there and other nationalities affected. getting home will be difficult because airports have been closed. many of the low lying islands have been flooded. rescuers are trying to supply drinking water. the government has declared a 30 day state of emergency because many of the islands are me remote. it may be some time before the full extent of the damage from the natural disaster is known >>> richard is here with an update on the cyclone. >> i think caroline is right in that report. it will be a time before we know the full extent of the damage and the number of fatalities. it is still a large storm but it is has weak and. it is clear and it goes across the islands themselves. in actual fact it reforms again. you see the hint of an eye o

. >> reporter: the cities of suva and nandi escaped the full force of the cyclone but still an hour north of the tourist hub there's still widespread destruction. it is still pretty windy now but compared to when the cyclone was at its peak, it's destroyed inside and the debris is everywhere, filling this swimming pool, a bit of broken wood, debris everywhere and there a guest house totally destroyed. nearby house he have been strewn down the hillside. nabira's house did survive but only just. she and her friends are cleaning up, terrified. >> it was terror, we heard about hurricanes and all that and we have been through so many of them but this one was really terrible, it was horrible. >> reporter: in this part of fiji already crews are at work restoring fallen power lines and climbing up to repair mobile phone masts. but there are many mobile masts damaged in places inaccessible. places currently cut off restore communication, what will the result be? andrew thomas, al jazeera, fiji. >> victims of the san bernardino terrorist attack, will protest, apple has so far challenged a legal rul

. >> i have offered australia support, and we have in place preposition supplies in suva that are available. i have also offered the adf to send a p3 orion to carry out aerial surveillance, particularly in the outer lying islands in and do a needs assessment. >> reporter: fiji relies on the tourist industry. there's 1,200 australians registered there. getting home will be difficult. airports have been closed. many of the low-lying islands in are flooded and areas are feared. rescue irs are trying to supply drinking water. the fijian government declared a 30 day state of emergency. because many. islands in are remote. it may be some time before the full extent of the damage is known >>> unrest on a controversial government policy left 10 dead in northern india. the protesters are refusing to back down. they want the government to give them the same privileges and benefits enjoyed by those in lower castes. we have this report. >> these protesters are trying to cause as much destruction as possible. they say it's the only way to get their message heard. >> translation: our demand is to give us

for giving a sense of what the situation there in the fijian capital suva which has been just batteredtrongest storms really ever to make landfall on the island. >>> britain will vote on its membership of the e.u. in a referendum set for june 23rd. minjune 23rd. prime minister david cameron agreed on the date. the majority of the cap natural have agreed to urge voters to stay in the block. it's caused divisions in his party none the less, at least six ministers are already campaign to go leave, but cameron says britain will be stronger and safe officer it remains in the evening u. >> our plan for europe gives us the best of both words. it underlines our special status, through which family as cross britain get all the benefits of being in the european union, including more jobs, lower prices, and greater security. but our special status means we are out of those parts of europe that do not work for us. so we will never join the euro. we will never be part of eurozone bailouts. never be part of the passport free no borders area or a european army or an e.u. super state. >> here is an up

occurred in the past, say, 44 years or so that have been within 100 or so miles of the capital city of suvat get tropical weather here making landfall very frequently. you take a look the storm system still in place, it is going to begin to fall and weaken as it falls apart and moves a little farther south. good news in that sense. just want to lay the land with that incredible storm system as it came down across an area as i said, over 300 small islands. some of the largest islands. and as you bring the storm in it really shows you what we're dealing with. these islands have mountains that are some 1300 meters high. the storm itself literally threads the needle, goes between these islands. there's a small island right here. this is the island of coro, population here just shy of 5,000 people. direct landfall and direct impact with winds upwards of 300 kilometers per hour occurring right there. and the storm progressed and migrates a little farther to the west. we have several other town's populations put together, 100,000 people that also get a direct hit with the storm system. so again, i