National Disaster Management Office Director, Vasiti Soko says all emergency agencies are now on standby and ready to assist when the need arises as Tropical Cyclone Sarai moves closer.

All agencies including Police and RFMF are being briefed on the situation.

None of the evacuation centres have been activated so far.

Soko says currently, government ministries are run by skeleton staff mostly by heads of departments as staff have been sent home to prepare for the cyclone.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama was also briefed by the National Disaster Management Office on weather situation this morning.

Bainimarama says everyone is on standby.