The government of Fiji has posted UPDATES REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURES AND FLOOD as of 9:30 a.m. December 18 local time. After listing a number of roads and bridges still under water, the update continues:
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR MAINIMALA, WAINIBUKA AND WAIDINA RIVER, REWA RIVER, LOW LYING AREAS OF NAUSORI AND REWA DELTA.
A FLOOD REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS OF NAVUA AND THE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE WHOLE OF NAVUA RIVER
SITUATION
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN [944HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.0S 177.2E AT 1:30 AM TODAY. TC EVAN IS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 18 KM/HR. ASSOCIATED ACTIVE RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT VITI LEVU.
REWA RIVER
3.3m WHICH 0.3m BELOW CRITICAL LEVEL. WATER LEVEL IS STILL RISING.
NAVUA RIVER:
3.5m WHICH IS 1.0 ABOVE CRITICAL LEVEL. RIVER LEVEL IS STILL RISING.
WAINIBUKA RIVER:
15.2m WHICH IS 7.2m ABOVE CRITICAL LEVEL. WATER IS STILL RISING.
WAIDINA RIVER:
5.5m WHICH IS 0.5m ABOVE CRITICAL LEVEL. WATER IS STILL RISING.
NEXT HIGH TIDE:10.30am HEIGHT: 1.6m
NEXT LOW TIDE: 4.11am Height 0.2mNow Fiji will have to start to worry about water security and waterborne diseases like leptospirosis, diarrhea, and even cholera.
