Updated: 6:53am – People in Fiji are drying out and cleaning up after two cyclones and massive flooding in just under two weeks.
Torrential rains off the back of a tropical depression and two cyclones in as many weeks have caused major flooding and at least eight people were killed during the recent bad weather.
Power is still out in some areas and hundreds remain in evacuation centres after Cyclone Keni swept past the west and over the southern island of Kadavu.
The authorities are encouraging people to vacate schools which acted as shelters in the storm so children can get back to study after many lost days.
The Nadi settlement of Nawaka is used to floods and its residents have been busy clearing out sludge and scooping out rubbish from the blocked drains, thankful for some sun to dry out their belongings.
The local Red Cross said it was running low on aid because of all the bad weather and waiting for more stocks to ensure storm victims get what they need.
-RNZ
Featured image: Nawaka settlement floods regularly. The residents have built on stilts or added rooms upstairs to cope with the floodwaters during cyclone season. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Sally Round
