School fees and basic needs are very hard to meet at this point in time.

These are the words of Sigatoka farmer and Naduri Village Headman, Sakiusa Naisaroi who said they were banking on their crops to fund their children's school needs.

Naisaroi said all the crops that they had earmarked to meet their children's school fees have been wiped out adding it will be difficult to find money in such a short time.

He adds this time of year they're selling their produce at the market, instead they're clearing the debris and starting all over again.

Sixty nine year old Permal Naicker of Barara, Sigatoka said almost 25 acres of assorted vegetables and pawpaw were swept away by raging waters adding only bare soil is left where once it was assorted vegetables.

Such is the devastation by the floods that according to DISMAC, it would take $26.3 million to get the Agriculture Industry back on its feet.

DISMAC have also estimated that $54.92 million will be needed for Fiji to recover from this flood ordeal.