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Yasa dealt a devastating blow to Fiji on Thursday when it made landfall as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone with winds of 240 km/h (150 mph), according to the Fiji Meteorological Service. As ...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Cody was a strong tropical cyclone in the South Pacific which caused widespread damage in Fiji.The second tropical cyclone and first severe tropical cyclone of the 2021–22 South Pacific cyclone season, Cody was first noted by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) on 5 January as Tropical Disturbance 03F.
Transportation was hampered as 72 roads in the country were closed due to fallen trees, power lines, and flooding. Heavy rain was recorded in most of the country. Four deaths were confirmed, while one person remains missing. [1] Damage in Fiji were calculated at FJ$500 million, or $245 million (2020 USD). [2]
The agency also pledged additional supplies from stockpiles in Fiji. [77] DG ECHO sent their Rapid Response Coordinator to conduct a needs assessment on 6 March. [76] Digicel suspended call fees to Vanuatu from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Nauru from 6 to 19 March. [81]
In March 2012, Fiji was hit by serious flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Depression 17F and tropical cyclone Daphne. At least 4 people were killed, whilst 15,000 people were displaced into around 180 temporary shelters. [1] [2] Water supplies and electricity were cut off.
During the 23/01-27/01 floods in Fiji, mountain landslides and widespread flooding affected nearly 25000 people, disrupted water and electricity supply, and extensively damaged infrastructure. [49] Strengthening infrastructure systems, flood protection measures, and rapid recovery capabilities are areas that Fiji needs to improve in the future.
The floods left eleven people dead, including three teenagers, [4] [5] with six drowning in the flood waters, and a landslide killing another two. [3] In some areas, flood waters reached heights of up to 3 meters. [6] Tropical Depression 04F brought heavy rainfall to the Northern, Central and Western divisions of Fiji from January 8 until ...
Viliame Gavoka, Fiji's deputy prime minister, said that as of Monday evening, four had been discharged, while two were in stable condition in the ICU. The incident comes after six tourists died in ...