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People in Labasa says the winds are getting much stronger. A resident, Ronil Lal says the weather is getting really bad with small trees being uprooted and objects flying. Lal says they started to experience s
Seaqaqa resident Mohammed Ziahaul Khan says they are now experiencing destructive winds. He says on a scale of 1 to 10, the strength of the winds would be at a 9. Khan says they are lucky as they live in the t
50 villagers in Dama, Bua evacuated More than 50 villagers in Dama, Bua have moved to their village Hall as they brace for the worst TC Yasa can bring. Villager Viliame Vakacere says about 20 families have lef
There is a landslide along Kings Highway at Viwa. The Fiji Roads Authority says their contractors are there to carry out clearing works.
The Fiji Roads Authority says Kings Highway is closed at Rakiraki Flats. The road there is flooded and it is inaccessible.
People in Navua have started experiencing strong winds. Dhiren Chand who is the Advisory Councillor of Nasasa, Navua says they have been experiencing strong winds and at times heavy rain since 11 o’çlock this mo
Very destructive winds are now being felt in the islands across Yasawa and there has already been damage to houses in one village. In Nasoqo village on the island of Naviti, seawater has started to enter the villag
A State of Natural Disaster has been declared for the whole of Fiji for the next 30 days. While making the announcement NDMO Director, Vasiti Soko says this is active from yesterday. Soko says this declaration
The Acting Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu has advised members of the public that curfew passes will be issued for emergency cases only. This is in line with the directives by the National Disaster Managemen
531 people are currently sheltering in 24 evacuation centres in the Western, Central and Northern Division. 286 people are sheltering in 5 evacuation centres in the Western Division, 140 people in 7 centres in the
The Ministry of Health has relocated the Nausori Health Centre and the Maternity Unit to Vunimono Secondary School this morning. This is due to Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa approaching the country. The Ministr
About 40 people from Madhuvani, Rakiraki and nearby areas have evacuated to Madhuvani Sangam Primary School as they are experiencing destructive winds and heavy rain. Advisory Councillor, Pardip Kumar says more peo
Villagers in Matacawalevu in Yasawa are starting to experience damaging winds and heavy rain. Village headman, Jone Toge says the sea is starting to get rough and tree branches have started to fall. He says th
Flood waters have started to enter most of the shops in Rakiraki Town. People residing near the town have started to move to evacuation centres as flood waters have started to enter their compounds. Stay with
The people of Bua have taken precautionary measures as they anticipate the worst as the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is expected to make landfall in Bua later today. Families from Luvuluvu and Tausa are c
Both Queens and Kings highways are open. As Tropical Cyclone Yasa intensifies, the Fiji Roads Authority is urging the public to remain vigilant and take heed of advisories from relevant authorities. Beware of
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the curfew will start from 4pm today. Bainimarama has told Fijivillage that the curfew period will be from 4pm today to 6am tomorrow. The Prime Minister has also tweeted
There is an unplanned power outage throughout Viti Levu. Energy Fiji Limited says their teams are trying to ascertain the cause of the outage and fix the issue. No time frame has been provided as to when power
The National Disaster Management is stressing that all public transportation services have been ceased until further notice. A number of taxis and buses have been seen operating in the Suva and Nausori areas.
Due to the approaching cyclone, the Association of Banks in Fiji confirms that all banks will be closed today and tomorrow until further notice. Association of Banks in Fiji members includes ANZ Bank, BSP, Bank of B
