Police urge vigilance during flooding this Christmas

Police urge vigilance during flooding this Christmas

By Alipate Narawa
24/12/2024
Source : Fiji Police Force

With the current wet weather over the country this Christmas, the Fiji Police Force is calling on everyone to be vigilant.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations Livai Driu says water level has started to rise in some parts of the country and is warning parents to see that their children are not playing in flooded waters.

Driu says the Weather Office has issued the advisory for the next few days and they are already receiving reports of flooding in some areas.

He says they are calling on all parents to keep their children away from flooded waters.

ACPO Driu stressed that there have been a few incidents in the past where parents have been taken to task.

He says Police will be out there to monitor the situation on the ground and they will also be checking on flooded areas.

The Assistant Commissioner of Operations says its Christmas eve and they do not want any unfortunate incident to happen.

He is calling on everyone to work together and be on a lookout for each other as we head into Christmas day.

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