Tropical Cyclone Yasa Tuesday 15/12/2020
The impacts felt from Yasa were large and wide. Many affected people had their access to essential things, like food and water, cut off.
Tremendous support shown for the Rotary Club of Peninsula Sunset’s disaster relief initiative for the North
Sunday 20/12/2020
The Rotary Club of Peninsula Sunset collected $800 cash and 35 bags of relief items during their disaster relief initiative collection at the ROC Market in Suva, and donations continue to pour in.
Community Service Director Prashant Anuraag says the support from the people of Fiji towards the initiative has been tremendous and they are thankful that people have shown their support to those who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
TC Yasa’s centre is over Vanua Levu, making landfall in Bua
Yasa to stay over Vanua Levu for 3 to 6 hours TC Yasa’s centre is over Vanua Levu, making landfall in Bua
Yasa to stay over Vanua Levu for 3 to 6 hours
Tropical Cyclone Yasa 5pm 17 December 2020.
The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is currently over Bua and the whole category 5 cyclone is expected to cross Vanua Levu over a 3 to 6 hour period.
The centre of the system will go over Nasau and exit Sawani in Vanua Levu.
Acting Director, Terry Atalifo says very destructive winds are being felt from Bua to Savusavu in Vanua Levu, and as the cyclone moves down further, Suva to Nausori areas will start getting destructive winds.
Damage to houses and vegetation in Yasawa
Damage to houses and vegetation in Yasawa
Nasoqo village at 1pm. [Source: Supplied]
Very destructive winds are now being felt in the islands across Yasawa and there has already been damage to houses in one village.
In Nasoqo village on the island of Naviti, seawater has started to enter the village compound.
Villager Waisea Stark says crops and trees have been uprooted and the roofs of some houses have been blown away but they will be able to get a much clearer picture of the situation when it is safe.
Mass evacuation was also carried out at Gunu village on Naviti Island.