Updated: 9:51am – Four people have died while one person is still missing after being washed away by flood waters during Tropical Cyclone Josie.
Police confirm they are continuing the search for a 19-year-old man who was washed away by flood waters in Sabeto in Nadi.
Director Operations SSP Livai Driu has confirmed that five people were washed away by flood waters and Police have retrieved 4 bodies.
He says a woman was found in Vatulaulau in Ba, a 55-year-old man was found in Lautoka and two people were found in Uciwai in Nadi.
The two people found in Uciwai include a girl and woman who were in a vehicle that was washed away by strong currents on the Uciwai Bridge.
SITUATION REPORT
Roads
Queens Road is now open to traffic.
Kings Road is closed at Ba Town in Wailailai Flats.
In Koronivia, residents say second crossing along Koronivia Road is flooded and can only be accessed by heavy goods vehicles.
Please note that there is a lot of debris on roads that were flooded.
Ba:
A landslide has cut off access to hundreds of people living in Talaiya in Ba.
Flood waters parts of Ba Town have receded and the District Officer Ba has confirmed that Ba Town is now open.
Police have confirmed that Wailailai flats and Yalalevu are also affected by flood waters however water levels are receding.
Nadi:
The Nadi backroad is still flooded.
Police have confirmed that the Nadi bus stand and parts of Nadi Town is still flooded.
-Fiji Village
