63 homes in 2 Tailevu villages flooded
63 homes in 2 Tailevu villages flooded
60 homes in Veinuqa Village and 3 homes in Naisausau Village are flooded.
Veinuqa Villager, Semisi Ravutu says the whole village is flooded and they are taking shelter in their community hall and Waidalice District School.
Ravutu says strong winds have also damaged some homes.
Naisausau Villager, Gam Koroivukivuki says 3 homes in their village that are close to the sea are flooded.
Koroivukivuki says villagers whose homes are flooded are taking shelter at their village hall and other homes on higher grounds.
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Tropical Cyclone Ana
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A family of six from Soasoa Labasa are counting their lucky stars after they escaped unharmed when a landslide moved their house by almost 10 metres during the heavy rain brought by TC Ana.
Kamlesh Kumar says his parents, brother, sister-in-law and 2 nieces managed to move out of the house moments before the incident.
Kumar says at around midday Sunday, his family could feel something was about to happen as they could feel their house moving.
He adds they didn’t take any risk and moved out immediately.
The family is currently living with other relatives as they wait for things to normalise before they start repair works.
15 families of Veinuqa Village in Tailevu sheltered at Waidalice District School
15 families of Veinuqa Village in Tailevu sheltered at Waidalice District School Sunday 31/01/2021
15 families of Veinuqa Village are taking shelter at Waidalice District School as winds have picked up in Tailevu North.
Villager, Semisi Ravutu says these families started moving to the school from yesterday and early this morning as winds intensified.
Ravutu says they have been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds from 3 o’clock this morning.
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