Looks familiar?Yes ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of the year again where Fiji experiences the joys of mother nature and what she has to offer, namely in the form of a Cyclone called Daman Gene. Thats right, Fiji will be adding yet another historic event to its logbook.
A cursory glance at the above picture will show how Cyclone Daman Gene, was formed right smack bang in the centre of Fiji. Somehow, Daman Gene decided, “You know what? It would be fun to say form right in the middle of Fiji so that EVERYONE can feel the love!” Next thing you know, Fiji gets a hurricane, and a weird sounding one at that.
The only good thing this cyclone ever got right was its timing, choosing to visit just on the start of Monday afternoon, spelling ‘day-off’ for everyone, me included.
On a less then happy note, 4 people were killed in the wake of the cyclone. The most unfortunate death being the form 3 student who went swimming at the vatuwaqa passage on Tuesday, a day after the cyclone was supposed to have passed. However, the winds were still very strong, and the girl was swept away by strong currents.
Lesson of the day?
Cyclone + Sea Current = NO SWIMMING. PERIOD.
Note: If the above post looks somewhat familiar, thats because I’ve copy pasted from a previous article “Sit at home and watch shit fly”. Lazy? Not really. Template? Maybe. I did this to illustrate how often Fiji gets cyclones (we’ve mastered Disaster Management to a fine art I tell you) and perhaps who knows? This could be the new standard for reporting on cyclones and hurricanes happening here in Fiji! 
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