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Severe flooding in the Pacific island nation of Fiji has killed five people and left about 8,000 others seeking shelter in evacuation centers, a government official said Apr. 3.
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Floodwaters inundate the tourist town of Nadi on the island of Viti Levu on April 2, 2012. Flood-ravaged Fiji began a massive clean-up Tuesday, as the South Pacific nation's stretched health services expressed fears disease could quickly spread through evacuation centres. (AFP Photo/Neil Sands)
Floodwaters inundate the tourist town of Nadi on the island of Viti Levu on April 2, 2012 as Fiji braced for gale force winds which were expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone. (AFP Photo/Neil Sands)
Emergency crews repair a bridge damaged in floods near the town of Singatoka, Fiji. At least three people have died in the floods, although local media reports, which police said they could not confirm, put the death toll as high as seven. (AFP Photo/Neil Sands)