Residents of Vuniyalayala Settlement in Labasa now have access to a newly furnished evacuation centre, providing shelter during natural disasters.

Flooding continues to raise concern for residents of Vunivutu Village in Macuata, as heavy rain increasingly disrupts access to key infrastructure.

A coastal inundation alert is now in force for southern coastal areas of the Coral Coast-Sigatoka, Mamanuca Group of islands, Kadavu and Southern Lau Group.

Fiji is backing stronger regional control of disaster response. This comes as a new Pacific system is tested during Cyclone Maila in Solomon Islands.

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.