The Fiji Meteorological Service detected an off-season cyclone last night.

The Fiji Meteorological Service detected a tropical disturbance to the east-northeast of the Solomon Islands last night.

The National Disaster Management Office under the Ministry of Disaster Management has officially launched National Disaster Awareness Week 2023.

The National Disaster Management Office will be conducting a live tsunami and evacuation drill in Suva tomorrow between 10am and 12pm.

The Minister for Rural and maritime development has reaffirmed his commitment to development projects in villages around Fiji.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad alongside Sarah-Jane Wild, Chair of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), have signed a commitment letter for Fiji’s Parametric Insurance Product.

The National Disaster Management Office advises that there will be a live tsunami drill along the Suva-Lami corridor this morning.

An elder among the displaced villagers of Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata, has expressed concerns over the health risks that exist in their makeshift tents.

About 300 villagers of Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata will have to live in tents for a little longer as they are waiting to relocate to a new site.

A heavy rain alert is now in force for the whole of Fiji group.

Disaster risk is taking on new shapes and sizes with every passing year.

The Ministry for Rural and Maritime Development is working on mainstreaming disaster risk into every level of development policies, planning, and programs, especially rural housing assistance.