Flooding is our main concern – NDMO

The National Disaster Management Office says they have started to receive reports of flooding in the Western Division and are asking the public to limit travel and refrain from unnecessary movement for their own safety.

NDMO Director Vasiti Soko says flooding is one of their main areas of concern.

She says data released by the Fiji Police Force between 2017 and last year show that 17 people drowned during an event of a natural disaster.

Soko adds majority of these incidents involved people being swept away by strong currents while trying to cross flooded rivers, creeks and streams during natural disasters.

She is also calling on those living in landslide-prone areas to take precautionary measures.

Soko stresses that with already highly saturated soil as a result of heavy rain in the last few days, there are also high chances of landslides occurring.