Roads Inundated With Floodwater After Cyclone Harold Hits Fiji

A road on the island of Suva was swamped with floodwater from Cyclone Harold on Thursday, April 9 after the category four cyclone hit Fiji.

Footage recorded by local reporter Nacanieli Tuilevuka shows a street in Suva blocked by floodwater, with vehicles nearby were unable to access.

The storm battered the islands after a coronavirus lockdown was mandated by the government.

Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama told civilians to stay indoors unless they had to evacuate their homes. Some residents were trying to use the cyclone to evade COVID-19 restriction, according to local authorities. Credit: Nacanieli Tuilevuka via Storyful