# Tropical Cyclone Harold April 2020

Tropical Cyclone Harold is a currently active and strong tropical cyclone that has impacted multiple countries in the Pacific.

On 1 April, a tropical low formed between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. On 2 April, the cyclone caused a storm surge which hit a passenger ferry in the Solomon Sea. Media reported, as of 6 April, 7 fatalities and 21 people are still missing across Salomon Islands. By 5 April it had strengthened into a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, which is the highest rating of the intensity scale. On 6 April, Vanuatu was hit by TC Harold as a category 5 cyclone with sustained winds of more than 200 km/h. On 8 April, the cyclone hit Fiji as a category 4 cyclone. TC Harold is the most intense tropical cyclone thus far worldwide in 2020.

Three <span class="cbi-brand-name">CBI</span> Member Networks, Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), Fiji Business Disaster Resilience Council (FBDRC) and the Pacific Business Resilience Network (PBRN) are responding to the situation.