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District Officers around the country to carry out assessments on TC Josie damages

District Officers around the country to carry out assessments on TC Josie damages
Aftermath of TC Josie in the Western Divison during the weekend [Photo: Fijian Government]

District Officers around the different divisions around the country will carry out initial assessments on the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Josie today

It also will be another day of cleaning today for disaster response teams in the different municipalities severely affected by the flooding. 

The National Disaster Management Office Director Anare Leweniqila says Nadi Town and Ba Town were severely affected.

He says they are also working on cleaning classrooms that were used as evacuation centres and are also distributing emergency ration packs.

1,869 people were in 35 evacuation centres in the Western Division in the last two days.

The severe flooding caused by the rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Josie has claimed four lives with the search for another missing person expected to continue today.

Police confirm they are continuing the search for a 19-year-old man who was washed away by flood waters near a river in Sabeto in Nadi.

Two people were also found in the Uciwai River in Nadi after being swept away by strong currents.

The 55-year-old man and 25-year-old woman were in a vehicle washed away by strong currents on the Uciwai Bridge.

A 52-year-old woman was also found in a river in Vatulaulau in Ba after being swept away by strong currents while the body of a 59-year-old man was found in Drasa in Lautoka.

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