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Fiji: Flood: 2004/04/11 Country Information on DRR

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Period 2004/04/11
Country or District Fiji
Event Type Flood
Outline A Tropical storm brought heavy rainfall and 90km/h winds to central areas of Fijis largest island, Viti Levu, causing landslides and flooding in low-lying areas. At least ten people killed, more still missing, and about 10,000 people have been directly affected by the storm.
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Reuters Alertnet 2004/04/15
Eleven people are missing in flash floods in Fiji, leaving families stranded on roof tops, highways cut and the capital Suva isolated, officials said on Thursday.

OCHA Relief Web 2004/04/13
A Tropical storm brought heavy rainfall and 90km/h winds to central areas of Fiji's largest island, Viti Levu, causing landslides and flooding in low-lying areas. At least ten people killed, more still missing, and about 10,000 people have been directly affected by the storm.

Go Asia Pacific.com 2004/04/12
Fiji has been warned of a new storm system that may bring strong winds and heavy ocean swells in the next 24 hours

BBC News 2004/04/11
In one of the worst incidents, five people died when their bus was swept away by a landslide.