Five reported dead in intense Fiji floods
Pastor Dale Morgan
Five reported dead in intense Fiji floods*
From correspondents in Suva
March 12, 2007 10:03am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
FIVE people have drowned in flash floods in Fiji and at least one other
person is missing, according to reports.
Three people were confirmed to have died on Saturday as rivers broke
their banks around Labasa, the main town on the South Pacific country's
second largest island, Vanua Levu, commercial radio quoted police as saying.
Another woman was reported missing from the Labasa area, and Fiji TV
reported that 13 people had saved themselves from rising floodwaters by
climbing into trees.
The radio station also said two people were reported to have drowned on
Friday in flooding around Nadi, the country's tourism capital on the
west coast of the main island Viti Levu.
Heavy rain is forecast to continue falling early this week.