At this stage as the cyclone was moving Motion towards the southwest it posed Causation a severe threat to Vanuatu however , during that day Susan recurved Motion towards the southeast and subsequently spared Vanuatu a direct hit Attack .

At this stage as the cyclone was moving Motion towards the southwest it posed Causation a severe threat to Vanuatu however , during that day Susan recurved Motion towards the southeast and subsequently spared Vanuatu a direct hit Attack .

After sparing Vanuatu a direct hit Attack , Susan started Process_start to accelerate Cause_change_of_strength towards the southeast and while starting Process_start to weaken significantly passed Motion_directional close enough to Fiji during January 7 and 8 to cause Causation gale-force winds in Fiji 's southern and western islands .

Despite sparing Vanuatu and Fiji direct hits Bodily_harm , heavy rain and gale-force winds associated Collaboration with Susan were reported Reporting to have caused Causation minor damage to several Vanuatuan and Fijian islands .

It formed Coming_to_be on February 24 to the north of Fiji , and tracking Motion generally southwestward it reached Arriving hurricane-force winds near Vanuatu on February 28 .

In Vanuatu , Bola dropped Motion heavy rainfall , which destroyed Destroying two bridges and caused Causation severe damage Damaging to islands in the group .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Tia was the first of six tropical cyclones to affect Influence Vanuatu , during the 1991–92 South Pacific cyclone season .

While it was active Tia directly affected Influence the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu , while it indirectly affected Influence Kiribati .

Damage Damaging was minimal in Vanuatu , and was mainly confined Hindering to crops and fruit trees on the Banks and Torres Islands .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Jasmine ( RSMC Nadi designation : 12F , JTWC designation : 10P ) was a powerful and long-lived annular tropical cyclone Catastrophe that affected Influence several countries , particularly Vanuatu and Tonga , over a 16-day span in February 2012 .

In Vanuatu , heavy rains and wind from Jasmine destroy Destroying numerous crops .

Cyclone Catastrophe Zoe severely affected Influence areas of Rotuma , the Solomon Islands , and Vanuatu .

It was first classified Check as a tropical disturbance on February 21 between Vanuatu and Fiji .

After attaining Achieve tropical storm status on February 23 , Ivy strengthened Cause_change_of_strength more quickly as it turned Becoming southwestward toward Vanuatu .

It attained Achieve peak winds of 165 km/h ( 105 mph ) while moving Motion over Vanuatu , making it an intense Category 4 cyclone on the Australian Region Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale .

By the time it passed Motion_directional through Vanuatu , Ivy had turned Becoming southeastward , and it gradually weakened Cause_change_of_strength while accelerating Cause_to_make_progress .

The third significant cyclone in 14 months to affect Influence the region , Ivy produced Manufacturing heavy rainfall and high winds in Vanuatu .

The cyclone passed Motion_directional very close to the Vanuatu capital city of Port Vila , forcing Causation the evacuation of about 2,000 people and shutting down Having_or_lacking_access the main port .

Because of its severe damage Damaging on Vanuatu , the name Ivy was retired following its usage .

A rescheduled tournament Competition with seven teams in two groups was arranged Arranging , however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew Escaping , resulting in Causation a five nation championship Competition of one group .

The cyclone Catastrophe caused Causation the deaths Death of 22 people on its course , affecting Influence parts of the Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea , Eastern Australia , New Caledonia , Vanuatu and New Zealand .