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.
Navua experiencing strong winds
People in Navua have started experiencing strong winds.
Dhiren Chand who is the Advisory Councillor of Nasasa, Navua says they have been experiencing strong winds and at times heavy rain since 11 o’çlock this morning.
Chand says they are expecting winds to get much stronger later today.
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Destructive winds likely to begin several hours before the centre of TC Yasa passes overhead or nearby
Cyclone Yasa continues to head towards Fiji
Destructive winds likely to begin several hours before the centre of TC Yasa passes overhead or nearby
Cyclone Yasa continues to head towards Fiji
TC Yasa Threat Map Number 51 issued at 7:31am Wednesday 16 December 2020 [Photo: met.gov.fj]
The centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is now located about 540 kilometres North West of Nadi and continues to head towards Fiji.
Cyclone Yasa has intensified to a category 5 system and close to its centre, the cyclone is expected to have average winds of upto 220 kilometres per hour with momentary gusts to 315 kilometres per hour.
TC Yasa remains at Cat 5 and continues to track towards us
Yasawa and Mamanuca experience destructive winds, high seas and heavy rain TC Yasa remains at Cat 5 and continues to track towards us
Yasawa and Mamanuca experience destructive winds, high seas and heavy rain
Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 59 issued at 7:14am Thursday 17 December 2020 [Image: fiji.met.gov]
A Tropical Cyclone Warning remains in force for Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Yasawa, Mamanuca Group and nearby smaller islands, Matuku, Moala, Totoya and the Lomaiviti Group.
A Tropical Cyclone Alert remains in force for the rest of Fiji.
A Storm Surge and Damaging Heavy Swell Warning is in force for the coastal waters of Rotuma, Yasawa and Mamanuca Group, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Lau and the Lomaiviti Group.