A season of worry for seaside resident

The cyclone season for the past two years has become a season of worry for Lovu Seaside, Lautoka resident, Rosi Senivesi.

Ms Senivesi moved in with her family two years ago and whenever rain persisted for days, their one-bedroom home is usually flooded. During the King Tides last June, she and her family of four were victims of tidal surge.

The 57-year-old mother of two children said when it rained heavily flood waters would enter their living room but they didn’t have anywhere to go.

“We have to huddle up in our one bedroom waiting for flood waters to be washed away,” she said.

Her husband is a construction worker in Vuda, Lautoka, while her daughter is employed part-time at a local shoe shop company in Lautoka.

“Although we are not prepared, we have to go somewhere during this cyclone season because we won’t be able to survive here,” she said.

“We will evacuate from here if there is a cyclone. “I am not sure where we will go but we will have to move.” Ms Senivesi’s comments come as continuous rains followed by flooding continues and temperatures remain high in many parts of the country.

The Fiji Meteorological Service forecasts continued rains in the week with the possibility of flash flooding of low lying and flood prone areas.

A series of troughs of low pressure system with associated cloud and showers are expected from time to time this week.

The weather office says risks of landslides remain. Occasional showers and thunderstorms are expected in Yasawa and the Mamanuca groups as well as in the Northern division and Kadavu.

For the rest of Fiji, fine weather apart from afternoon or evening showers is expected.