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The government announces that the state of catastrophe and the night curfew in the country will end on October 1.
2021-09-27

The Samoan Islands and Wallis and Futuna brace for the impact of Cyclone Amos as the Fiji Meteorological Service upgrades the cyclone to a category three storm, with sustained winds as high as 140 km-h at its centre.
2016-04-22

Cyclone Zena, now a category 3 storm, heads for Fiji, where a tropical depression already dumped up to 12 inches of rain on the western and northern parts of Fiji's largest and most populous island, Viti Levu, triggering major flash flooding that's killed at least two people. The archipelago is still recovering from category 5 Cyclone Winston that killed 44 people in February.
2016-04-6

Fiji's known casualties are 42 dead, one missing, and more than 100 injured. Authorities say five percent of the country (45,245 people) is staying in evacuation centers and about 80 schools have been damaged. UNICEF reports at least 120,000 of Fiji's children have been affected. The current identified destruction is more than $1 billion. About 80 percent of the plantations were damaged, especially sugar fields. However, tourism's infrastructure has escaped serious damage.
2016-02-25

The death toll in Fiji rises to at least 17 as authorities continue to assess the damage. All schools in the country are closed for the week. A nationwide curfew remains in effect.
2016-02-22

At least five people are reported dead and entire villages have been flattened after Cyclone Winston hits Fiji.
2016-02-21

Hundreds of evacuation centres are activated in Fiji as Cyclone Winston makes landfall in Fiji's outer islands and heads towards islands with higher population.
2016-02-20

Cyclone Winston heads towards Fiji at Category 5 strength. It is expected to make landfall on Saturday.
2016-02-19

Fiji warns residents to prepare for the impact of severe tropical cyclone Ula.
2016-01-3