Residents in Fiji have been warned to seek refuge in evacuation centers amid a state of emergency, as one of the strongest storms on record lashes the Pacific island. Cyclone Winston is a Category 5 hurricane, and deadly wind speeds of up ot 325km per hour have been reported. Aljazeera.com reports: Fights have been suspended and the prime minister has urged people to seek shelter from the storm, expected to be country’s most powerful on record. After twice drenching outlying islands in nearby Tonga last week, Cyclone Winston reintensified on Saturday and was bringing winds of 230kph, with gusts of up to 325kph as it moved west towards Suva, Fij’s capital. Al Jazeera’s Senior Meteorologist Richard Angwin said Winston would be the “most powerful storm to hit the island state in recorded history”. “Every one of Fiji’s islands will feel Winston’s effects,” he said. Netani Rika, a journalist, told Al Jazeera from Suva it was unclear how much damage Winston had done to the island. “We are told that Winston is heading now to sea and the worst for our area is pretty much over,” she said. “But I think it won’t be until the sun is up before we are able [...]