Cyclones cost Fiji $2.42 billion
Careless burning off is the cause of recent bushfires in Fiji
Cyclone Tino hits Fiji, bringing ‘destructive force winds
Tropical Cyclone Tino has brought “destructive force winds” as it approached Fiji’s second-largest island, Vanua Levu. Residents in Fiji sheltered in evacuation centres as Tropical Cyclone Tino took aim at the Pacific island nation on Friday Jan 17th. The Fiji Meteorological Service said…
Fire Disrupts University in Fiji Capital
The University of the South Pacific in the Fiji capital of Suva suffered a serious fire within the Laucala campus communications centre. Responding Firefighters were committed to tackle the blaze but such was the intensity that much of the three-storey…
Cyclone Josie causes havoc in Fiji followed closely by Cyclone Keni
Cyclone Keni is set to hit Fiji as a category 2 cyclone on Tuesday 10th April, just four days after Cyclone Josie caused the death of five people and extensive flooding. A cyclone warning has been issued early for the whole of…
Pacific 7.7 magnitude Earthquake
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has struck off Papua New Guinea, just before midnight on the 29th March official monitors say, and a tsunami warning has been issued. The quake was at a depth of 65 kilometres,…