Repeka Nasiko
31 January, 2021, 8:45 pm
Police Officers assist Loata Rauga of Vadravadra village cross the flooded Wailailai flats in Ba on Friday night. Picture: BALJEET SINGH
TWO pregnant women were escorted by police officers on a fibreglass boat through the Wailailai Crossing in Ba on Friday night.
In need of urgent medical attention, the women were transported to the Ba Mission Hospital and the Lautoka Hospital.
According to a police officer, one of the women from Tavua was transferred to the Lautoka Hospital for surgery.
The second woman from Votua Village was taken to the Ba Mission Hospital.
“They’re the only cases that we were allowed to transport across,” said the officer.
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2021-01-29 12:35:37 GMT2021-01-29 20:35:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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SUVA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) Fiji announced on Friday night new curfew hours over a possible tropical cyclone moving towards the island nation.
According to Fiji s National Disaster Management Office, the decision came following a meeting held with Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and this is for the safety of Fijians and to ensure the state of preparedness.
To ensure those residents in the western and other parts of the country are well prepared for the current weather situation to worsen, the curfew for the western part of the nation will begin at 12:00 p.m. local time on Saturday until 4:00 a.m. local time on Monday while the curfew for the eastern, central and northern parts of the nation will begin from 4:00 p.m. local time on Saturday until 4:00 a.m. local time on Monday.
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