Tropical Cyclone Ana, Fiji FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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CYCLONE UPDATE Tropical Cyclone Ana, Fiji FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Tropical Cyclone Ana As Fiji continues to mop up and recover from Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa (which ripped through Vanua Levu just before Christmas) a second albeit weaker cyclone led to significant flooding across large parts of the country over the past weekend. Cyclone Ana, a category 2 storm, lashed the country with 145km winds and torrential rain yesterday bringing down trees, flooding towns and villages, cutting off power and devastating crops. Many affected were only just recovering from TC Yasa and have found themselves sheltering in evacuation centres again. A third cyclone is expected to hit Fiji's main islands in the next 24 hours. Tropical Cyclone Bina, which formed yesterday to the northwest of the country, is forecast to pass between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu over the next few days bringing gales and further rain. The Diocese of Polynesia is once again gearing up its support to those affected by these two new cyclones and will, supported by Anglican Missions, extend the response and rebuilding efforts being implemented following Yasa. The National Director Michael Hartfield said this morning that “Anglican Missions stands ready to assist in any way it can. We will leverage the response already underway following TC Yasa (which has been so generously supported by our partners Tearfund, Anglican Overseas Aid and Anglican Board of Missions) and our prayers and our thoughts are with our sisters and brothers in Fiji as they respond and prepare for these new events”. 1.An inaccessible St Thomas' Anglican Church in Labasa 3. One of the few boats in Dreketi assessing damage and providing assistance to those in Pictures: need 2. Locals in Dreketi navigating through debris laden floodwaters 4. Bishop Henry Bull looks over what was once a flourishing community garden which supported many families .

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Fiji Meteorological Service Government of Republic of Fiji
FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF FIJI MEDIA RELEASE No. 9 2pm, Monday, 01 February, 2021 TC ANA DOWNGRADED TO CATEGORY 2 WHILE TD07F WEAKENS FURTHER INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain And Flooding Remains A Threat Tropical Cyclone(TC) Ana has weakened and downgraded to a category 2 system at midday today while located about 240km south-southwest of Matuku and about 240km west-southwest of Ono- i-Lau. TC Ana is moving south-southeast at about 13km/hr. The associated gale force winds up to 65km/hr and rain is expected to continue affecting Ono-i-Lau, Vatoa and Matuku in the next 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, tropical cyclone(TC) Bina was downgraded to a tropical depression 07F(TD07F) at 6am today and further weakened into a low pressure system at 9am while remaining to the far northwest of the Fiji Group. The associated convergence zone is expected to bring gale force winds up to 65km/hr gusting to 90km/hr and heavy rain over Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Lomaiviti and Lau Group. Damaging gale force winds can cause damages to weak structures and houses of very light materials over these areas. It can also cause damage to crops and vegetation. Strong west to northwest winds with average speeds of 65km/hr and momentary gusts of up to 80km/hr with heavy rain is expected to continue affecting the rest of the Fiji Group. Flooding of roads, villages, towns and communities near streams, rivers and low lying areas remains a threat to the Fiji Group.
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