Search
    11 April 2018 - Nuku’alofa, Tonga
    News Release

    Cyclone Keni Causes Damage in Tonga

    Church provides shelter to people seeking refuge

    Tropical Cyclone Keni moved through the Tongan islands last night generating strong winds and causing some damage, but not as much as Cyclone Gita which hit earlier this year.

            

    LDS Service Centre Manager, Garrick Parr, estimates that 1,500 to 2,000 people sought shelter overnight in meetinghouses of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    Matangi Tonga Online reported today that patients staying at ‘Eua Hospital were evacuated to a nearby LDS meetinghouse after half of the hospital’s roof was ripped off during the storm.

    All Latter-day Saint missionaries are safe and well. 

    LDS schools were closed today as people assessed damage which mainly involved fallen trees and broken power poles.

    Read Previous Article
    Cyclone Keni Brings High Wind and Rain to a Water-logged Fiji          Read Next Article Pacific Area Presidency Announces Change in Temporal Affairs Leadership

    Style Guide Note:When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online Style Guide.