More than 20 people are dead and hundreds of homes have been destroyed after Cyclone Winston struck Fiji with recorded wind gusts of up to 201 miles per hour.
A curfew remains in place, schools have been ordered to shut for a week and a 30 day state of emergency has been declared.
Save the Children Fiji chief Iris Low-McKenzie described the terror of Cyclone Winston tearing through capital Suva as a massive clear-up begins.
She said it was too early to assess the impact on other remote islands in its archipelago, though it is feared thousands of homes were destroyed.
"I'm especially concerned about the remote communities in outlying areas that we haven't been able to contact yet," she said.
"Until communications are re-established and assess the damage, we won't know the full extent of situation."
Ms Low-McKenzie added: "I've never experienced anything like this. The noise was frightening as roofs were blown off homes and trees were ripped out by their roots."
A curfew remains in place, schools have been ordered to shut for a week and a 30 day state of emergency has been declared.
The government has warned people not to be complacent as the most powerful cyclone to hit the island makes landfall