12 Apr 2018

Sodden conditions have become new normal for families in Fiji

From , 5:05 am on 12 April 2018

Sodden conditions have become the new normal for families in Fiji's west.

Torrential rains off the back of a tropical depression and two cyclones in as many weeks have caused major flooding.

As many as 15-thousand people are still living in 280 evacuation centres in the country's west, following the latest cyclone, Keni.

Sally Round is in Fiji and spoke to Dominic Godfrey about the clean-up which is getting under way.

Nawaka settlement floods regularly. The residents have built on stilts or added rooms upstairs to cope with the floodwaters during cyclone season.

Nawaka settlement floods regularly. The residents have built on stilts or added rooms upstairs to cope with the floodwaters during cyclone season. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Sally Round