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March 2012 Fiji floods

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In March 2012, Fiji was hit by serious flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Depression 17F and tropical cyclone Daphne. At least 4 people were killed, whilst 15,000 people were displaced into around 180 temporary shelters.[1][2] Water supplies and electricity were cut off.

The floods were exacerbated by a flood event earlier in the year (January 2012 Fiji floods) which caused widespread ground saturation and damage to infrastructure.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiji: Floods - Mar 2012 | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ a b adbheadhoncho (2012-04-16). "Fiji Flood Rehabilitation Project". www.adb.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ Brown, P.; Daigneault, A.; Gawith, D. (2017-09-19). "Climate change and the economic impacts of flooding on Fiji". Climate and Development. 9 (6): 493–504. Bibcode:2017CliDe...9..493B. doi:10.1080/17565529.2016.1174656. ISSN 1756-5529. S2CID 156379326.