As category 3 Tropical Cyclone Mal moves away from the Western Division, Fijians are waking up to find calm conditions and are grateful that there have not been any major flooding.
Pravin Sharma from Moto, Ba says there was heavy rain and strong winds last night however, it has now calmed down.
He says power went out at about 3am however, supply has been restored.
Sharma says there has been no flooding in Moto, Ba.
Nabitu, Sigatoka resident Abhay Sharma also says it rained heavily last night but the situation is calm now.
He also says there have been no serious damage or flooding in Nabitu.
Emitai Karatu who is an employee at Gecko’s Hotel in Sigatoka says there haven’t been any major flooding right now.
Tanoa Hotel Lautoka staff Sairusi Vasu also told fijivillage News that strong winds started at about 2am but there is no rain at the moment.
Meanwhile, it has been continuously raining in the Suva City for the past couple of hours.
Category 3 Tropical Cyclone Mal has passed Nadi and is now moving closer to Kadavu however, it is still not expected to make landfall.
The system is located at 155 kilometres southwest of Nadi or 205 kilometres west northwest of Kadavu at 5am.
TC Mal is moving in a south-southeast direction at about 31 kilometres per hour.
The system is expected to leave the Fiji Group later today.
Stay with us for updates.
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