Fiji: Floods Displace Residents, Strand Tourists

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 15th, 2009 | Trackback

The worst series of storms in years caused extensive flooding on the main island of Viti Levu where much of Fiji’s international tourism is based. Scores of homes in Nadi and other towns were inundated. Some 6,000 people were evacuated to shelters and thousands of tourists were trapped in their hotels or flown out on special flights. The government declared a state of emergency in the hardest-hit western districts. Once the rains stop the water could take several days to recede and much longer for the island to return to normal.

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