2 Feb 2009

Fiji counts cost of flood damage

8:40 pm on 2 February 2009

Estimates of the cost of damage from last month's floods in Fiji has risen by almost a third to $NZ85 million.

Roads and bridges sustained more damage in heavy rain over the weekend, which is expected to increase the repair cost further.

Fiji's Ministry of Health estimates it needs $716,000 to repair hospitals and health centres and replace equipment and drugs damaged by the flood.

Most of the damage was recorded in the Western Division.