Pacific countries are facing rising and more complex climate and disaster risks.

Twenty-one families in Natawarau Settlement in Ba have received food rations following flooding caused by heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Vaianu last week.

Energy Fiji Limited CEO Fatiaki Gibson says restoring power after Tropical Cyclone Vaianu was a complex and safety-critical operation, not a simple switch-on process.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has provided an update on the national recovery following Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, confirming that conditions across Fiji are steadily improving.

More than 50 families affected by Tropical Cyclone Vaianu have received food ration assistance, as the government continues relief efforts in the Western Division.

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.

A district representative on Mali Island, Macuata has issued a strong warning to residents as Fiji braces for the potential impact of Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Vaianu.

The Water Authority of Fiji says restoration works are continuing on key water infrastructure in Ba following damage caused by heavy rain and flooding during Tropical Cyclone Urmil.

More than 300 residents of the Bila community in Martintar, Nadi, are pleading for urgent government intervention following extensive road and drainage damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Urmil.

Sixteen evacuation centres are now active across the Western Division, sheltering 438 evacuees from 87 households as flooding continues to affect communities.

A severe thunderstorm warning is now in force for parts of Fiji, including northeastern Viti Levu and the eastern half of Vanua Levu.