A man died in Qerelevu, Ba due to excessive loss of blood after he was hit by a louver blade during Tropical Cyclone Winston.
A resident from Qerelevu Lawrence Mangaru says the elderly man who is from Rakiraki was working as a labourer on a cane farm in Qerelevu.
Mangaru adds the roof and walls of the house where the man was living, were blown away on Saturday night due to strong winds.
The man was hit by a louver blade and sustained serious injuries. He died on Sunday morning.
He adds two people need urgent medical assistance after they sustained serious injuries on Saturday night.
A man is suffering from a shoulder fracture after a branch fell on his shoulder while another person has fractured his leg.
Mangaru says 50 families are in urgent need of food supplies, water, shelter and clothes after their houses were badly damaged in the Cyclone.
He adds some people are taking shelter at the Outback Hotel which is also badly damaged by the cyclone while some are taking shelter under a tarpaulin.
Mangaru says he has given some food and clothes which he had in the hotel, to the needy people as they have nothing left.
Mangaru says Tabatolu road that goes to Ba town is closed due fallen trees and Ba town is also closed.
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