Update: 10:51AM PEOPLE living in Lautoka have been warned to batten down as extremely damaging winds would bear down without warning.
The
warning from the Fiji Meteorological Service came after revelations
that Rakiraki was battered with 110 kilometre an hour winds at
approximately 10am today.
The
weather office in Nadi also reported that Yasawa-i-Rara was hit with
hurricane force winds of approximately 130km an hour at approximately
the same time.
Commissioner
Western Commander Joeli Cawaki is already calling on people living in
low-lying areas in the Western Division to immediately move to higher
ground.