Floodwaters rise again at Ba Market as Elevuka Creek bursts its banks

Floodwaters rise again at Ba Market as Elevuka Creek bursts its banks
Image: (Moshim Khan)

Floodwaters started rising in the Ba Market Open Shed area this afternoon.

Special Administrator Moshim Khan says Elevuka Creek has burst its banks, causing the flooding.

Khan says after teams worked tirelessly to clean the affected areas, the Ba Market reopened today, but only a few vendors turned up.

He adds that it has been raining continuously for the past three days.

Insert: Possibility of floods 3rd March

Meanwhile, a heavy rain warning remains in force for all of Fiji.

The Nadi Weather Office confirms that a flash flood warning remains in force for whole of Viti Levu while a flash flood alert remains in force for the whole of Vanua Levu. 

A flood warning remains in force for all low lying flood prone areas adjacent to and downstream of Nakauvadra River including Rakiraki Town, Naseyani at Yaqara River, Tavua River, flood plains of Ba River, Nadi and Nawaka River.

A flood alert remains in force for all low lying flood prone areas adjacent to and downstream of Tuva River in Nadroga.

An active trough of low pressure lies over the Fiji.


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