Fiji cleans up after Tomas
NADI – With Tropical Cyclone Tomas now more than 250 kilometres south of the big island of Viti Levu and well away from the majority of Fiji’s tourism plant, international air services into the country are now back on full schedule and the clean-up operation has begun.
Tourism Fiji CEO Josefa Tuamoto advised that full power and communications had been restored in the north-east of the country – Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Savusavu – which bore the the brunt of the cyclone which passed over the region late Monday.
Tuamoto said that the winds had died down dramatically allowing hoteliers and resort operators an opportunity to clean up their properties with much of the damage restricted to felled palm trees.
“We have been very fortunate in the fact that none of our industry colleagues in the north-east has reported any injuries to clients or staff or any major structural damage,†he said.
However domestic flights will remain suspended to Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Savusavu until aviation authorities have had an opportunity to assess local airfields.
On the water, boutique cruise operators Blue Lagoon Cruises, Captain Cook Cruises and South Sea Cruises are expected to resume full operations once the Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration has given all three companies the go ahead.
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