Senior Assistant Roko Tui Kadavu Filimoni Taka says the Provincial Council is working closely with the village headmen and district representatives to ensure the island is well prepared for Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Mal.
He says they have communicated to all village headmen about the cyclone and to be prepared for the worst.
Taka says they have also requested all fishermen not to go out fishing for the next few days and all fibreglass boats are safely docked offshore.
He adds the villagers are aware of the damages caused by cyclones as they have been badly affected by previous natural disasters.
TC Mal has intensified into a category 2 system this hour and is expected to pass close to the west of the Fiji Group tonight.
TC Mal is located about 420 kilometres West-southwest of Rotuma or 580 kilometres Northwest of Yasawa-i-Rara.
TC Mal has maximum winds of about 95 kilometres per hour, gusting to 130 kilometres per hour and will continue to increase.
The centre of the system is expected to be about 170 kilometres west of Nadi at 3am tomorrow.
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