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Villagers of Waitovu Village on the island of Ovalau had to cut short their village soli just so that they could get their household in order and prepare for Tropical Cyclone Mal. While speaking to fijivillage News
Villagers of Yasawa-i-Rara are gearing up and are bracing for an intensifying Tropical Cyclone Mal. Village headman Naelesoni Toqitoqi says they have collected more rations and their evacuation centre will be acti
Villagers of Manuku, Batiki in the province of Lomaiviti have stepped up their cyclone preparatory measures as they brace for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Mal. A villager says their house windows are covered with
As Fijians are celebrating Diwali, they are also preparing for Tropical Cyclone Mal that is expected to track towards the Fiji group from today. Nabitu, Sigatoka resident, Abhay Sharma says there is little exciteme
Tropical Depression 02F has been upgraded to a Tropical Cyclone and named Mal. The centre of Cyclone Mal was located about 520 kilometres West-Northwest of Rotuma and about 880 kilometres Northwest of Yasawa-I-Rara
People are urged to store water as residents in some parts of Suva are experiencing low water pressure to no water due to the reduction in supply at the Tamavua Water Treatment Plant. The Water Authority of Fiji is
The Nadi Weather Office says they are anticipating Tropical Disturbance TD02F to become a Tropical Cyclone in the next 6 to 18 hours, and we are expected to feel further effects from tomorrow into Wednesday. The c
Villagers of Lovoni in Ovalau are being affected by heavy rain and strong winds. Villager Simione Ravia says several houses were affected by flood waters this morning but they are fortunate that they have moved to
A fallen tree on a car is currently blocking access into Moala Street, Samabula. The Fiji Roads Authority confirms that they have mobilised a contractor to clear the site. The FRA says that heavy rain can le
External exams are to be shifted to later date once cyclone is confirmed to hit Fiji The external exams will be shifted to a later date once the cyclone is confirmed by the Nadi Weather Office. Minister of Edu
The Nadi Weather Office stresses the whole of the Fiji Group is advised to be on alert for a possible tropical cyclone. As the Tropical Disturbance slowly moves towards Fiji, a Gale Alert is now in force for the Ya
A tropical disturbance, TD02F, has been analysed 650 kilometres east-northeast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, and is expected to drift towards the Fiji Group by early next week. The Nadi Weather Office says while t
Be prepared for heavy rain and strong winds this Diwali weekend as the Nadi Weather Office is currently monitoring a low-pressure system to the northwest of Fiji, which has some potential to develop into a tropical dist
According to the Fiji Meteorological Services in Nadi, October was a very dry month across the Fiji Group, with less than half the normal rainfall recorded at majority of the places. The Meteorological Services say
Houses have been destroyed and roads are blocked by fallen trees says a resident in Vanuatu. Temae Baeri, who lives on south Pentecost says the damage is more serious than the destruction left by tropical cyclone
The Nadi Weather Office is monitoring a tropical disturbance TD01F located to the East North East of Solomon Islands however, at this point in time it does not pose any direct threat to the Fiji Group based on the curre
Fijians need to prepare now for the upcoming tropical cyclone season as two to three tropical cyclones are likely to pass through Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone during the 2023-2024 tropical cyclone season, of which o
A Coastal Inundation Alert is now in force for the low-lying coastal areas of Mamanuca Group, Sigatoka to coastal Serua/Namosi, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Beqa, Vatulele, Lau Group and Lomaiviti Group. Thi
Several roads in the Western division are currently underwater following the heavy rainfall this morning. Roads that are flooded in the Lautoka area are Vuda Back Road, Buabua Road, Buabua Road 1st crossing, Saru B
A flood alert remains in force for the downstream areas of Nayavu along Wainibuka River in Tailevu, Nairukurukuru along Wainimala River in Naitasiri and along the main Rewa River from Navolau village. A trough of
