The Fiji National Disaster Risk Management Office has confirmed that 12 evacuation centres are currently active across the country as adverse weather continues to impact several divisions.

Power supply has been disrupted across Viti Levu due to a fault on a major transmission line amid ongoing adverse weather conditions.

A total of more than 150 people are currently sheltering in evacuation centres across Fiji as authorities continue to monitor the impacts of severe weather conditions.

Residents in Suva’s informal settlements are taking precautions as the effects of Tropical Cyclone Vaianu are expected to last until tomorrow.

Nadi’s Nawaijikuma settlement, one of the areas most affected by adverse weather, saw residents forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground as Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu swept through the Western Division today.