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28 February, 2026, 5:01 pm
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28 February, 2026, 5:01 pm Central - 27°C Rain

Tabia family survive the wrath of TC Yasa by staying under their house for 5 hours

Tabia family survive the wrath of TC Yasa by staying under their house for 5 hours

By Priteshni Nand , Mohammed Feroz
18/12/2020
Mumtaz Bano and her daughter infront of their home which was damaged by TC Yasa. [image: supplied]

Mumtaz Bano and her family of four from Yalava, Tabia in Labasa are thankful that they survived the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Yasa after taking shelter under their house from 6.30pm to 11pm last night.

Bano says they started experiencing destructive winds at around 4pm yesterday and the roof of their house blew away at around 6.30pm.

She says at around 11pm, she and her family slept in their kitchen with wet clothes.

Bano adds they had biscuit and water for breakfast this morning.

She says they are thinking how to repair their house and they cannot go anywhere as the road is flooded.

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