Tag: Disasters

By Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila Vanuatu's Opposition has expressed sadness with the government and the people of Fiji, and people of Vanuatu and students...

As aid has started to flow to parts of Fiji left devastated by severe tropical cyclone Winston, the Fiji Times chief editor says that...

By Akuila Cama of Fiji One News One of 42 people who perished in Fiji from severe tropical cyclone Winston was a 72-year-old woman, Selai...

About 100 hundred homes in Korovou village in Tavua have been damaged. There have been no deaths in the community, but the peoople have pleaded...

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...

By Lice Movono-Rova of Newswire Fiji Forty-two people have died as a result of severe tropical cyclone Winston, says Fiji’s Ambassador to the United Nations Peter...

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...

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama speaking to Fiji after severe tropical cyclone Winston devastated the nation at the weekend. Video: FijiGov By Peni Shute and Allison...

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...

Report from Vanuatu Daily Post By Anita Roberts in Port Vila Port Vila and Luganville will be introduced to a complete tsunami warning system by the...

Report by Professor Crispin Maslog in MANILA As 190 nations grapple with the world's future at the global climate summit in Paris, forest fires in...

Report by Pacific Media Centre Thousands of children in Papua New Guinea are currently receiving little or no education because of a severe drought making...