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.
HEALTH MINISTRY RELOCATES NAUSORI HEALTH CENTRE
17/12/2020
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has relocated Nausori Health Center and the Maternity Unit to Vunimono Secondary School this morning. The school has a three-storey building and the ground floow will be used for operations.
This is due to the Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa approaching the country and the safety of the patients and the staff remains paramount.
Nausori Health Center has risk of flooding and the threat of structural damage is anticipated. 12 hour shifts will be activated and all patients will be attended to and the return to the Health Centre will be decided once the Cyclone passes Fiji.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 61 issued 0420 UTC Thursday 17 December 2020 [Image: Fiji Meterological Services]
The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is expected to make landfall over the province of Bua at 8pm tonight.
Yasaâs centre is expected to be located about 90 kilometres West South West of Labasa this evening.
Cyclone Yasa is located about 140 kilometres West North West of Labasa.
Close to its centre the cyclone is expected to have very destructive winds upto 240 kilometres per hour with momentary gusts to 345 kilometres per hour.
The cyclone is moving East South East at about 24 kilometres per hour.
The Nausori Health Center has been relocated to Vunimono high School. Minister for Health Ifereimi Waqainabete said there was a need to relocate patients as their safety is paramount. This, as severe tropical cyclone Yasa - category 5 is expected to make landfall over the Fiji group later today. He said the school has a three-storey building and the operations will be from the ground floor Waqainabete said there is a risk of flash flooding and a threat of structural damage is anticipated for Nausori Health Center. He said the twelve-hour shifts will be activated and all patients will be attended to and the return to the Health Centre will be decided once the Cyclone passes Fiji.