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Friday, 3 January, 2003, 09:53 GMT
In pictures: Cyclone Zoe
Cyclone Zoe hit remote Pacific islands Tikopia and Anuta (part of Solomon Islands) last weekend with winds estimated to have reached 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).
Aerial photographs suggest that hundreds of homes have been destroyed - although there is no clear indication how many islanders may have been killed or injured.
Completely denuded trees now dominate the landscape.
Homes have disappeared into sand and sea
Two villages used to stand on shores of Lake Te Roto
Many of the 3,700 islanders are feared dead
Any survivors have had to manage without relief for more than a week
Tikopia and Anuta are 1,100 kilometres (650 miles) away from Honiara
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