Water level at the Navua river is also rising.
Staff Nurse at the Navua Hospital confirms that the area is being battered by strong winds and very heavy rain.
50 passengers are stranded in a Vatukoula Express bus near Nasau-toka in Nayavu.
Vatukoula Express manager, Satendra Prasad said that the bus left Suva at 3pm this afternoon but due to heavy rain and the bad road conditions the bus got stuck on the way to Vatukoula.
Prasad said that they will have to wait until the morning when the PWD workers repair the road for them to continue with the journey to Vatukoula.
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Several evacuations centres now active28/01/2008 23:57 -
8 houses without their roofs28/01/2008 23:53 -
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TC Gene moves towards Tavua/Ba/Lautoka/Nadi28/01/2008 22:34 -
TC Gene moves towards Tavua/Ba/Lautoka/Nadi28/01/2008 22:29 -
Situation expected to worsen during high tide28/01/2008 21:48 -
TC Gene very close to Rakiraki28/01/2008 20:42 -
Joint Military/Police Operation underway28/01/2008 20:25 -
Powerline fall in Vatuwaqa28/01/2008 20:24 -
Rakiraki residents experience full brunt28/01/2008 19:15
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