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The beginning of the school year for all schools in Fiji has been deferred to 26th January, 2009 due to the unfavorable weather conditions. The Ministry of Education has stated in the last few minutes that the safety of
Flood waters in the Korotari River is rising and people in Labasa are now being urged to move to prepare themselves for the afternoon and night. Police Spokesperson, Atunaisa Sokomuri confirms they received a report fro
There are a lot of telecommunication problems at this stage. People who are not able to recharge their phones as they do not have access to shops will now have their phones topped up with $5 by a leading mobile operato
Despite the weather in Nadi, international flights are fully operational at this stage. This has been confirmed by the Air Pacific office in Nadi. However, local flights via Pacific Sun have been cancelled due to the c
In an effort to increase assistance towards victims of the floods around the country, the Interim Prime Minister and Finance Minister has announced a tax break for donations towards the flood victims. Anyone individual
A severe flood warning has been issued for the whole of the Fiji group and a strong wind warning is now in force for the Fiji group and Rotuma. Nadi Weather Office Director, Rajendra Prasad has now issued a warning that
Businesses in Labasa town are prepared for the worse and have already made arrangements to move their stock and items to higher ground should the situation worsen. Labasa Mayor Shivlal Nagindas said they have been prepa
Many businesses have closed in Lautoka due to the heavy rain. A businessman Kishore Kapadia said workers have started going home as flood waters have started entering their shops. As heavy rain continues in Lautoka
A bus load of passengers travelling from Suva to Labasa in a Patterson Brothers Shipping vessel are in deep trouble as they are stranded at Wairiki in Bua. This has been confirmed by a passenger who called in to say tha
The effect of rain bands forming again are being felt this hour in Lautoka, Nadi and Labasa as it has started raining heavily in these areas. Heavy rain in Lautoka has caused the closure of some roads and some areas ar
Australian parliamentary secretary for pacific island affairs Duncan Kerr said the Australian government has offered $A150,000 towards the emergency flood relief efforts underway in Fiji. Kerr told Australian Network th
The heavy rain in Lautoka has led to the closure of many roads in the sugar city. Police Deputy Director of Operations, SP Erami Raibe has confirmed that the Natabua flats, Vitogo Area, Naikabula Road, Lovu flats and th
All telephone lines in the Ba area are down. Telecom Lautoka has confirmed that there are some problems with the telephone cables due to the flooding and all the landlines in the Ba area are down. It is still not known
It has started raining very heavily in Rakiraki and a resident Sanjeet Maharaj said the town is likely to get flooded again. People in Sigatoka are facing major environmental and health threat as the sewerage pipe th
The DISMAC Teams, Police, National Fire Authority and Government Officials are on high alert in the Northern Division and people living in flood prone areas are being advised to move to higher ground in light of the seve
In Nadi, the Town Clerk, Robin Ali has warned residents to take extra care as the current downpour in the area could result in the town being flooded again. Ali also said they cannot control the number of people comi
The initial damage assessment in relation to the flooding over the past few days stands at $14.8 million. This figure does not include agricultural and road assessments for the worst hit area, the Western Division. DIS
The Nadi Weather Office is now facing problems as two of its weather radars are down. Director Rajendra Prasad hopes this is fixed soon. Prasad also said the Weather Office is also facing staffing problems due to ke
People in Sigatoka are facing major environmental and health threat as the sewerage pipe that was running on the old Sigatoka Bridge broke on Sunday and human waste is now entering the river. Sigatoka Provincial Adminis
Save the Children Fiji teams are already on the ground conducting surveys to determine the number of students affected. Chief Executive Officer Chandra Shekhar told Fijivillage their priority is to meet the children&rsq
