Guadalcanal – - The basin of Pacific Ocean, Weather Coast of Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands and Bellona province, are under the effect of Cyclone Ului since Saturday March 13, 2010.

A spokesman from the National Disaster Management Office Solomon Islands reported severe damages even on Monday.

Since the commencement of 2009-2010 cyclone season in the South Pacific from 3rd December, 2009 there have been many notable cyclones in the region and Cyclone Ului is one among them. Since the February 2005 Severe Tropical Cyclone Percy, Ului is considered to be the first South Pacific Category 5 cyclone and just recently it has been reported that the same has entered in the Australian Region.

On March 9, 2010 in the areas of Vanuatu Hiw Island some 80 miles in north, the first Tropical Disturbance was reported formed i.e. 13F and from then onward; it changed into a Tropical Depression. On 12th of March, the weather reports suggested it had turned into a Tropical Cyclone called Ului. Initially it was in category 2 but shortly strengthened and converted in to category 3.

By March 13, 2010 it had turned a strong and category 5 cyclone and the strong winds caused severe damages in the areas noted above and many of Rennell area houses in the Solomon Islands were reportedly damaged too. Julian Makaa the spokesman for NDMO Solomon Islands informed on Monday that Guadalcanal coastal area houses were washed away as well. The entire province experienced heavy rains following the strong winds and thunders continued for several hours.

Till the last reports arrived through Julian as well as from New Zealand Radio services, the wind speeds had come down to 116 km/hour thus suggesting it a category 4 cyclone lately.