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January 2009 Fiji floods information


January 2009 Fiji floods
Tropical Depression 04F on January 4, 2009
DateJanuary 2009
LocationFiji
Cause
  • The South Pacific Convergence Zone
  • A monsoon trough
  • Tropical Depression 04F
  • Tropical Depression 05F
  • Tropical Cyclone Hettie.
Deaths11
Property damage64.2

During January 2009, Fiji was impacted by a series of consecutive weather events, that caused severe flooding in various parts of the island nation. The floods were caused by a number of intense synoptic-scale weather features, which included an active monsoonal trough, the South Pacific Convergence Zone, Tropical Depression's 04F and 05F as well as Tropical Cyclone Hettie. These weather features combined to cause strong winds, considerable rainfall, as well as severe flooding across the island nation throughout the month.

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