The National Disaster Management Office in collaboration with the Department of Mineral Resource’s Seismology Unit will be conducting a tsunami drill for FNU, USP and the Sports Council in Suva at 11am today.
It says that the six campuses from the two tertiary institutions that will be participating include, FNU Maritime, FNU NTPC, USP Main campus, USP Statham, Lower and Marine Campuses.
The National Disaster Management Office has also highlighted that it will be activating all it’s tsunami sirens in Suva however, communities and businesses along the Suva peninsula and foreshore do not need to evacuate.
It has urged people to use this exercise to identify and test their evacuation procedures in terms of their designated safe route and safe assembly areas/zones.
The National Disaster Management Office has also revealed that last month's siren test found a few anomalies which has been rectified and will need to be tested again.
It says that this is in line with NDMO's objective to ensure all sirens are in perfect working order adding that it is equally importantly for the public to get acquainted with the sound of the tsunami early warning sirens.
There will be no road closure however the Fiji Police Force will be redirecting traffic on Ratu Sukuna road.
