UNDRO 93/0001
FIJI - CYCLONE KINA
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
03 JANUARY 1993

1. SUVA, CAPITAL OF FIJI AND ITS SURROUNDINGS HAVE BEEN HIT BY TROPICAL CYCLONE KINA. THERE IS WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ALONG THE COASTAL AREA. 6 PERSONS ARE REPORTED DEAD, MANY MORE (FISHERMAN, TRAVELLERS) ARE MISSING. MORE CASUALTIES ARE EXPECTED.

2. IN SEVERAL POINTS OF SUVA THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM HAS BEEN AFFECTED.

THERE ARE WATER PROBLEMS, INCLUDING WATER CONTAMINATION DUE TO HEAVY FLOODING.