Flood waters in Lautoka city have receded and the Queens Highway between Lautoka and Ba and also to Nadi is now accessible, however, motorists are urged to take precautions.
Lautoka police said flood waters in Lautoka city, Tavakubu and Lovu settlements receded this morning.
About 30 families from Taipiria settlement have sheltered at Natabua Teachers College.
Villages from Vio island outside Lautoka wharf were rescued last night and are now sheltering at Coronation Church.
About 282 people are sheltered in 8 different evacuation centers.
Police said rain has held in Lautoka from last night as more rain is expected later today.
In Ba:
A resident from Moto, Praveen Dutt, said the Moto bridge has been damaged due to a landslide and thousands of people in Moto and nearby villages are stuck.
He said they have no other alternative route to go to Ba town to buy their groceries which have ran out.
In Ba town, water has receded.
About 500 people are sheltered in different evacuation centers in Ba.
DISMAC is once again bracing themselves for an increase in the number of people seeking assistance at the evacuation centres set up in the north.
Senior DISMAC officer Aisea Quminakelo said 452 people are in 9 evacuation centres in the north.
In the western division, there are 62 evacuation centres with 4,150 people and in the central/eastern division in the 46 centres, there are 2,374 people.
At the moment, there is a total of 118 evacuation centres with 6,992 people seeking refuge.
Flood Waters Recede in Lautoka
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