SUMMARY OF MAJOR DISASTER IN FIJI 1985 – MARCH 2010 YEAR MONTH DISASTER DESCRIPTION TOTAL NO. HUMAN ESTIMATED OF EFFECTS HOUSE LOST OF DEATHS AFFECTED DAMAGED POP. US $ Jan Jan TC’s Erick & Severe damage to housing schools 23 150,000 39,712,636.00 1985 Nigel infrastructure & agriculture 8% of loss to suga industry. Most affected areas Viti Levu and NW island groups March March TC Gavin Widespread flooding in Western 7 Division March March TC Hina Wind damage & flooding in Western 3 6,000 Division & Kadavu April April TC Martin Floods in Northern & Central Division 5,600 1986 especially Suva area Dec Dec TC Rajah Damage to crops, sugar, roads, 1 3,000 14,000,000.00 bridges, power & telecom in Vanua Levu, Taveuni & Lau March March TC Rae Minor damage $26,200,000.00 1990 Nov Nov TC Sina Damage to houses, sugar & crops in $10,100,000.00 Western, Eastern & Central Divisions Nov “ T C Mike March March TC Fran Minor damage 1992 Dec Dec TC Joni Confirmed to Western Division 1,600,000.00 Jan 1993 Jan TC Kina Severe damage to infrastructure, 23 28,000 100,000,000.00 private property & crops across country caused by the worst floods in 100 years 1 YEAR MONTH DISASTER DESCRIPTION TOTAL NO. HUMAN ESTIMATED DAMAGED OF EFFECTS HOUSE LOST OF DEATHS AFFECTED US $ POP. March March TC Thomas Minor damage 1994 1995 TC Gavin Widespread wind storm surge & 25 3,500 $18,300,000.00 flood damage to power telecom & crops May May TC June Minor damage. 1997 Sept Sept Droughts Prolonged drought affecting 75% of 40000 60,000,000.00 country, devastating sugar & subsistence crops, with serious knock-on effects to the economy & society Jan Jan TC Dani Severe flooding in Western Division, 12 2000 2,000,000.00 1999 Nadi, Ltka & Ba Dec Dec Flooding Minor damage confined to Viti Levu 4 5,600 2000 2000- May (Manmade) Damages to farms at Muaniweni 30 3 187,857 (housing and 2001 Political Crisis- Dawasamu and Korovou food relief) Civilian Coup 2001 Valelawa – Displaced farmers 268 11,797 ( food ration) 2001 March TC Paula Storm surge on West coast of 1 800,000.00 Vitilevu, Kadavu & Lau 2002 May Rabi Landslide Major landslide on Rabi Island 13 6 352 31,808 2003 Jan TC Ami Tropical Cyclone Flood & Landslide in 15 Dead 22,089,200.00 the whole of Northern Division 4 Missing 2004 April Flash Flood Flood & Landslide in the Western & 10 11,585,392.00 Central Division 2 2005 May Flash Flood Flood & Landslide in the FJD 113,066.08 Central Division 2006 4/2/06- TC Jim Flood and Landslide in the Northern 4 1049 FJD 26,952.26 5/02/06 and Western Division 2007 9th -12th Flood Flash flood affected Lautoka, and Nil FJD$2,985,989.00 Feb Nadi Urban Centres, Flash Flood Rakiraki district in the Western 3 FDJ $63,500.00 9th -11th Division and March Macuata District, (Qawa river flood) Nil FJD$631,827.00 in the Northern Division Total damage for W/D=FJD$3,617,816 2008 Flood affected areas stretched from 24th -25th Flood Tavua to Nadi in the Western March Division, Macuata and Cakaudrove in the Northern Division and Korovou, Rewa and Navua District in the Central Division. 3 04th -06th Tropical Parts of Lau Group in the Eastern FJD$6,256,390 FOR April Cyclone Cliff Division, and Macuata and Nil N/DIVISION, NIL COST FOR Cakaudrove in the CENTRAL AND EASTERN DIVISION: Northern Division. 6TH -8TH Tropical December, Cyclone Daman Nil $F5 Mostly Cikobia Island getting the destructive hurricane force winds from TC Daman. 119 2008 28th -29th Tropical Western, Northern, Central, and EST FJD $43,532,149.70. January Cyclone Gene Eastern Division 2009 8-16 Flash Flood Western and Central parts of Fiji 11 146725 $112.99m January 2009 13th -16th TC Mick Western & Central parts of Fiji 440 3 148947 FJD$59,356,480.18 December USD $31,025,851.61 2010 12th – 1th TC Tomas Northern & Eastern parts of Fiji 2 $F83,833,800.49 March 2010 2012 January Flood Western parts of Fiji 5 178,153. $49,162,344.00 4 SUMMARY OF MAJOR DISASTER IN FIJI 1985 – MARCH 2012 YEAR MONTH DISASTER DESCRIPTION TOTAL NO. HUMAN ESTIMATED OF EFFECTS HOUSE LOST OF DEATHS AFFECTED DAMAGED POP. US $ Jan Jan TC’s Erick & Severe damage to housing schools 23 150,000 39,712,636.00 1985 Nigel infrastructure & agriculture 8% of loss to suga industry. Most affected areas Viti Levu and NW island groups March March TC Gavin Widespread flooding in Western 7 Division March March TC Hina Wind damage & flooding in Western 3 6,000 Division & Kadavu April April TC Martin Floods in Northern & Central Division 5,600 1986 especially Suva area Dec Dec TC Rajah Damage to crops, sugar, roads, 1 3,000 14,000,000.00 bridges, power & telecom in Vanua Levu, Taveuni & Lau March March TC Rae Minor damage $26,200,000.00 1990 Nov Nov TC Sina Damage to houses, sugar & crops in $10,100,000.00 Western, Eastern & Central Divisions Nov “ T C Mike March March TC Fran Minor damage 1992 Dec Dec TC Joni Confirmed to Western Division 1,600,000.00 Jan 1993 Jan TC Kina Severe damage to infrastructure, 23 28,000 100,000,000.00 private property & crops across country caused by the worst floods in 100 years 1 YEAR MONTH DISASTER DESCRIPTION TOTAL NO. HUMAN ESTIMATED DAMAGED OF EFFECTS HOUSE LOST OF DEATHS AFFECTED US $ POP. March March TC Thomas Minor damage 1994 1995 TC Gavin Widespread wind storm surge & 25 3,500 $18,300,000.00 flood damage to power telecom & crops May May TC June Minor damage. 1997 Sept Sept Droughts Prolonged drought affecting 75% of 40000 60,000,000.00 country, devastating sugar & subsistence crops, with serious knock-on effects to the economy & society Jan Jan TC Dani Severe flooding in Western Division, 12 2000 2,000,000.00 1999 Nadi, Ltka & Ba Dec Dec Flooding Minor damage confined to Viti Levu 4 5,600 2000 2000- May (Manmade) Damages to farms at Muaniweni 30 3 187,857 (housing and 2001 Political Crisis- Dawasamu and Korovou food relief) Civilian Coup 2001 Valelawa – Displaced farmers 268 11,797 ( food ration) 2001 March TC Paula Storm surge on West coast of 1 800,000.00 Vitilevu, Kadavu & Lau 2002 May Rabi Landslide Major landslide on Rabi Island 13 6 352 31,808 2003 Jan TC Ami Tropical Cyclone Flood & Landslide in 15 Dead 22,089,200.00 the whole of Northern Division 4 Missing 2004 April Flash Flood Flood & Landslide in the Western & 10 11,585,392.00 Central Division 2 2005 May Flash Flood Flood & Landslide in the FJD 113,066.08 Central Division 2006 4/2/06- TC Jim Flood and Landslide in the Northern 4 1049 FJD 26,952.26 5/02/06 and Western Division 2007 9th -12th Flood Flash flood affected Lautoka, and Nil FJD$2,985,989.00 Feb Nadi Urban Centres, Flash Flood Rakiraki district in the Western 3 FDJ $63,500.00 9th -11th Division and March Macuata District, (Qawa river flood) Nil FJD$631,827.00 in the Northern Division Total damage for W/D=FJD$3,617,816 2008 Flood affected areas stretched from 24th -25th Flood Tavua to Nadi in the Western March Division, Macuata and Cakaudrove in the Northern Division and Korovou, Rewa and Navua District in the Central Division. 3 04th -06th Tropical Parts of Lau Group in the Eastern FJD$6,256,390 FOR April Cyclone Cliff Division, and Macuata and Nil N/DIVISION, NIL COST FOR Cakaudrove in the CENTRAL AND EASTERN DIVISION: Northern Division. 6TH -8TH Tropical December, Cyclone Daman Nil $F5 Mostly Cikobia Island getting the destructive hurricane force winds from TC Daman. 119 2008 28th -29th Tropical Western, Northern, Central, and EST FJD $43,532,149.70. January Cyclone Gene Eastern Division 2009 8-16 Flash Flood Western and Central parts of Fiji 11 146725 $112.99m January 2009 13th -16th TC Mick Western & Central parts of Fiji 440 3 148947 FJD$59,356,480.18 December USD $31,025,851.61 2010 12th – 1th TC Tomas Northern & Eastern parts of Fiji 2 $F83,833,800.49 March 2010 2012 January Flood Western parts of Fiji 5 178,153. $49,162,344.00 4 .