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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 ...
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.
On 23 February, the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) reported that Tropical Disturbance 08F had developed about 130 km (80 mi) to the southeast of Halalo in Wallis and Futuna. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] At this stage, the disturbance was poorly organised as the systems low-level circulation was fully exposed, while atmospheric convection was building over ...
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 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. The tropical ...
Photos show flooding and destruction as Hurricane Helene slams Florida, leaving over 3 million homes and businesses without power. Lian Kit Wee,Mia Jankowicz. September 27, 2024 at 8:09 AM.
The flooding is expected to break all prior records in the town of about 8,100 people. Blakely told the Citizen Times that he has not heard of any flooding-related deaths in Fletcher so far and ...
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.