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Event:
TC Tropical Cyclone
Number:
2020-000051
Country:
FJI Fiji
Location:
Date (YMD):
2020-4-8
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Information Source:
National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)
Comments:
Tropical cyclone (TC) Harold entered Fiji Waters on 8 April as a category 4 cyclone from the west and moved in a south easterly direction towards the southern part of Fiji. It brought heavy rain to the whole country causing widespread flooding. At 08:00 on 9 April, a total of 197 evacuation centres were activated across the country with 6,240 evacuees. In the main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, there were reports of landslides and flooded crossings but no significant public infrastructural damages. However, the cyclone caused significant damages to Island of Kadavu and islands in Southern Lau.
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