Residents of Qauia settlement have put up shutters and are stocking up on food supply and water before Tropical Cyclone Mal comes closer to Fiji later today.
Qauia resident, Apisalome Moce says everyone is on high alert, and they are ready as the area was also flooded yesterday.
Moce says this morning, the water level at the Irish Crossing in Qauia had gone down, and people managed to cross over to get supplies.
He adds that since yesterday, every resident in Qauia has worked together to clean the drainage to avoid flooding in the settlement.
Moce says they are already experiencing low water pressure, and are stocking up on emergency water.
