In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

フィジーの島国の激しい洪水で8人の命が奪われ、数千人が避難を強いられた。
Severe flooding in the island nation of Fiji has killed eight people and forced thousands to evacuate.

目撃者の1人は通信社のVoiceofAmericaに対し、金曜日の朝に彼が自分の店で座っていたところ、大きな爆発で周辺が揺れ、空中にほこりが巻き上がって壁からものが落ちたと語った。
One eyewitness told the Voice of America news agency he was sitting in his shop when a big explosion shook the area Friday morning, sending dust in the air and causing objects to fall from the walls.

「第二に、そして最も大切なことに、ベライゾン・ワイヤレスの顧客達は我々に、今iPhoneが欲しいと言った」

"Secondly—and most importantly—Verizon Wireless customers have told us they want the iPhone now."