Five hundred and fifty-seven people will be spending New Year at the 22 evacuation centers which still remain open.
According to DISMAC Director, Manasa Tagicakibau 20 of these evacuation centers are in the Western Division while the remaining two are in Bua in the Northern Division.
Tagicakibau also added that the number of people occupying evacuation centers continue to decrease.
Story by: Praneeta Prakash