Weather Alert – Tropical Disturbance Approaching Tonga – U.S. Embassy Suva, Fiji (February 7, 2019) Location: Tonga Event: The Tonga Meteorological Service advises that a tropical depression is approaching Tonga. The storm may intensify to a tropical cyclone and pass near Tonga Friday and Saturday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Actions to take: • ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 7 February, 2019 | Topics:
Alert, Security & Emergency Messages
Location: Fiji Islands Event: The Fiji Meteorological Service advises that Tropical Cyclone Mona is approaching Fiji and may strengthen to a category 2 cyclone by Saturday. In affected areas, forecasters predict the storm will bring heavy rain and strong, damaging winds. Actions to take: Monitor local media and weather forecasts. Be aware that the storm path ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 3 January, 2019 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
Event: The Fiji Meterological Service advises that a tropical disturbance is approaching the Fiji Islands. The storm is expected to intensify, possibly becoming a tropical cyclone. The storm is expected to affect Fiji starting Monday evening, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Heavy rain warnings are in force for Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 30 December, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Location: Fiji, Tonga Event: Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Keni is forecast to pass by Fiji on Tuesday, April 10 as a Category 2 or Category 3 cyclone, causing destructive winds, waves, and flooding. A tropical cyclone warning is in force for the western half of Viti Levu, the Yasawa and Mamanuca islands, Kadavu and smaller islands. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
February 2, 2018 Location: Fiji and Tonga Event: There are a series of three weather systems with the potential to pass over Fiji and Tonga over the next seven days, causing widespread heavy rain and possible flooding. There is a possibility that one or more of the systems could develop into a tropical cyclone with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 2 February, 2018 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
January 4, 2018 On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, the Department of State will make changes to our safety and security information to make it easier to find, understand, and use. Travel Advisories will replace Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. Every country will have a Travel Advisory, which will provide one of four standard levels of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 4 January, 2018 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji, informs U.S. citizens residing in or visiting Fiji that the Fiji government has issued a public advisory to avoid the area surrounding the Suva Civic Center. This follows the discovery of asbestos material during construction work on the site of the Civic Center. For further information, please visit local ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Fiji, Kiribati, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Wallis & Futuna are advised to take precautions against dengue fever. An outbreak of dengue fever has been declared by the Ministry of Health in New Caledonia. In Fiji, a total of 155 cases of dengue have been ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
U.S. citizens living in or traveling to New Caledonia are advised that a public health emergency has been declared in Noumea, the capital, due to a worsening outbreak of Dengue Government officials have indicated that all neighborhoods in the city have been affected, and a 25-year-old woman died last week of Dengue Type 1. Dengue ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 23 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
The U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji, informs U.S. citizens residing in or visiting our consular district (Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis & Futuna) of a pair of weather systems that are forecast to continue affecting the whole of Fiji. Tropical Disturbance 09F situated southeast of Kadavu is forecast to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 8 February, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season, which begins November 1, 2016, and ends April 30, 2017. This Travel Alert expires on April 30, 2017. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends that people living or traveling in regions prone to tropical storms and tropical cyclones be prepared. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 11 October, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Suva informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for Fiji regarding the
Zika virus . There is growing evidence that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is linked to a serious birth defect called
microcephaly and other birth defects in fetuses and babies born to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 5 April, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Suva informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for New Caledonia
regarding the Zika virus . There is evidence that Zika is linked to birth defects in the fetuses of infected pregnant women and Guillain-Barre syndrome in infected individuals of any age or gender. Zika ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 10 March, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy would like to make you aware that there is a recent significant increase in the number of reported credit card fraud incidents in Fiji. The U.S. Embassy recorded dozens of incidents over the past few months compared to just two incidents over the prior two years. The U.S. Embassy confirmed that some ...
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By U.S. Embassy Suva | 1 February, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
