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A cyclone caused flooding as it crossed Fiji, requiring rescues of residents and sending thousands of people into shelters in the Pacific archipelago. Authorities said Monday that more than 10,000 ...
From earthquakes to hurricanes, volcanoes and floods, nature ha Wildfires continue to rage in the area, and the death toll now stands at at least 27. Around 12,000 structures have burned to the ...
In Fiji, where much of the population live in low-lying areas, heavy cyclonic rainfall is a high risk factor for transmission of water-borne diseases and diseases which spread through fecal-oral transmission. [32] The flood conditions in January 2012 led to a rise in cases of water-borne diseases, including a serious Leptospirosis outbreak. [30]
Prior to the formation of Cyclone Pam, flooding from king tides, which peaked at 3.4 m (11 ft) on 19 February 2015, caused considerable road damage across the multi-island nation of Tuvalu. [46] [47] Between 10 and 11 March, waves, estimated to be 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft), associated with the cyclone swept across the low-lying islands of Tuvalu.
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 ...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ana was one of three tropical cyclones to impact the island nation of Fiji towards the end of January 2021. The fifth tropical disturbance, third tropical cyclone and second severe tropical cyclone of the 2020–21 South Pacific cyclone season, Ana was first noted as Tropical Disturbance 05F during January 26, while it was located about 220 km (135 mi) to the northeast ...
Tropical Cyclone Sarai was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that impacted several island nations and countries in late-December 2019. The third tropical cyclone and the second named storm of the 2019-20 South Pacific cyclone season, Sarai formed from an area of low pressure to the south of Tuvalu.
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.