Government currently carrying out assessment on the need of evacuees
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Arteta apologises after shock 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest and dismissal from FA Cup
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Flash flooding in parts of Nadi Town
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Ba River bank bursts and Ba Town closed due to flooding
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No lockdown, no change to curfew – Koya
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Reports of flooding in Rakiraki, Ba and Tavua
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Family escapes serious injuries after vehicle lands in a drain
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FCCC to continue to carry out COVID-safe inspections despite majority of staff working from home from Monday
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585 household packs distributed to families in home isolation yesterday
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All COVID-19 vaccination sites closed this weekend & to resume on Monday
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Health Ministry to investigate how the Suva Morgue Services gave the wrong body to a Navua family
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FEO sees steady climb in registered voters
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14-year-old girl who was reported missing reunited with her family
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Grieving family given wrong body by the CWM Hospital Mortuary
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40,297 children between the ages of 12 to 17 fully vaccinated in Fiji
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