Tag: Weather

By Shayal Devi of The Fiji Times Fiji's coastal district of Nakorotubu, Ra, which includes more than 10 villages and a population of more than...

When help finally arrived on Koro Island and the media flew in to bear witness, the scenes were of total devastation. The sign pointing to...

Gradually it is sinking in with the people of Fiji how “powerful and ruthless” severe tropical cyclone Winston has really been with entire villages...

By TJ Aumua in Auckland Auckland’s Fiji community have mobilised together to action disaster relief efforts for their families back home in the Fiji Islands. Community...

By Cheerieann Wilson of Fiji One News February 20, 2016, will be a date every single villager on Koro Island in Fiji will never forget. As...

The Pacific nation was already struggling to adapt to rising oceans and increasing temperatures when severe tropical cyclone Winston struck, comments Common Dreams staff...

By Sikeli Qounadovu of The Fiji Times All Fijian Atunaisa Raralevu (No.3) hoped to do was to be able to save 15 people trapped in...

By Avinesh Gopal in Suva Fiji's Acting Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, has warned parents and guardians to make sensible decisions about the movements of...

The death toll from severe tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji has reached 21 and disaster officials fear this will rise as communications is restored...

Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley today praised the people of Fiji for their resilience and courage after severe tropical cyclone Winston punished the country...

By Mere Naleba in Tailevu for The Fiji Times As strong winds and waves pounded Qelekuro Village in Fiji's Tailevu province on the main island...

Ten people lost their lives in Fiji's Western Division when severe tropical cyclone Winston swept through the country at the weekend leaving a trail...

Tropical cyclone Winston hits Suva last evening. Video: Breaking Disaster By Mere Naleba, Nasik Swami and Sikeli Qounadovu in Suva Tropical cyclone Winston has left the...

Howling wind rips away at a house roof in Savusavu on the island of Vanua Levu yesterday. Video: Breaking Disaster Fiji's capital of Suva was...

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appealed to the nation today as tropical cyclone Winston hit the country. "We must stick together as a people and...

By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka More roads and bridges in the Western Division of Fiji have closed because of heavy rain experienced over the past...