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Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa has left a devastating trail of destruction in Nasau Village and nearby communities in Koro this morning. Panapasa Nayabakoro who resides in Nasau Village says most of the houses have be
Mumtaz Bano and her family of four from Yalava, Tabia in Labasa are thankful that they survived the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Yasa after taking shelter under their house from 6.30pm to 11pm last night. Bano says th
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The Fiji Roads Authority confirms that Queens and Kings Highways are open. There is a single lane open along Kings Highway just past Nabulini in Wainibuka due to a landslide. The FRA says 72 roads are closed
People in Taveuni also felt the full brunt of the monster cyclone as a number of homes in Wairiki suffered severe damages. Sabin Prasad, who is a school teacher in Wairiki says they are still experiencing damaging
It has been a very difficult couple of hours for many families as Tropical Cyclone Yasa swept through the Northern Division last night and early this morning. A couple in Batinikama, Labasa were stuck in a corner o
The centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is located about 50 kilometres North North West of Koro and continues to track into the Koro Sea and then to Southern Lau. Yasa is taking this path after leaving a trail
The centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is now located about 60 kilometres South-East of Labasa and continues to move in a southeasterly direction as it goes over the Koro Sea and over Southern Lau. Close to its
Destructive winds and heavy rain are currently being felt in Nasau Village in Koro and people have been relocated to two evacuation centres. Panapasa Nayabakoro says 32 people are currently sheltering at the Nasau
The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is still over Bua and the whole category 5 cyclone is expected to cross Vanua Levu over a 3 to 6 hour period. The centre of the system will go
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
The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is expected to make landfall over the province of Bua at 8pm tonight. Yasa’s centre is expected to be located about 90 kilometres West South
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 centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is located about 215 kilometres North of Nadi and it continues to track towards us. Close to its centre the cyclone is expected to have very destructive winds upto 250 kilome
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
A Tropical Cyclone Warning remains in force for Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Yasawa, Mamanuca Group and nearby smaller islands, Matuku, Moala, Totoya and the Lomaiviti Group. A Tropical Cyclone Alert remains in
Yasawa has been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds from last night as Tropical Cyclone Yasa moves closer to the Fiji group. Anare Tiko of Gunu Village in Naviti Island, Yasawa says at 3 this morning, they l
The Director of the National Disaster Management Office, Vasiti Soko says evacuation centres are open to allow people to move in if they feel their houses are not secure. You can check the list of evacuation centre
Floodwaters have entered the compounds of 15 houses at the vulnerable River Road informal settlement in Narere. It started flooding there at around 3.15 this afternoon. River Road Settlement Committee Presiden
Some residents of Nanuku Informal Settlement in Vatuwaqa have started to move from their home to evacuation centres as flood waters have started to enter their compounds. Nanuku Community Health Worker and resident
