Road Damage in Nalotawa, Ba as NDMO Continues to Monitor Rainy Weather
In light of the adverse weather currently affecting parts of the West, as usual practice, the NDMO, alongside the Divisional Commissioners are monitoring the situation and will scale up our efforts should the need arise. Vasiti Soko Director of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)
Remedial road works will be carried out on the Nalotawa Road in Ba after reports of damage due to the heavy downpour of rain within the last week. Director of the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Vasiti Soko on Friday said that her office and the Divisional Commissioners West have been alerted to the damage, particularly the dangers of slipping.
“In light of the adverse weather currently affecting parts of the West, as usual practice, the NDMO, alongside the Divisional Commissioners are monitoring the situation and will scale up our efforts should the need arise,” she said. “So far the only report of damage we have received is the Nalotawa Road in Ba which is in danger of slipping.”
She said Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) has confirmed to carry out remedial measures once the weather clears.
“As confirmed by the Fiji Roads
Authority (FRA) chief executive officer, the road is still open with single lane traffic. Caution signs have also been installed to warn commuters,” she said.
The NDMO continues to work with the Ministry of Education to have school buildings ready should the need to activate any evacuation centres arise.
It was confirmed that at the moment, no evacuation centres have been activated since reports of flash flooding in the West were received.
Ms Soko also said: “The NDMO has also been receiving community reports from the Fiji Council of Social Services and is pleased to confirm that they have reported the same; no major damages on the ground.”
Meanwhile the Government, through the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, is closely working with the Fiji Meteorological Service as they continue to monitor the adverse weather affecting parts in the west.
The Minister for Disaster Management, Sakiasi Ditoka, confirmed that he has been fully briefed by the NDMO team. He is expected to visit the west next week.