A family from Vunika, Laba­sa are counting themselves lucky after a landslide barely missed hitting their house.

Rishi Deo, a business owner at La­basa Town, said the landslide took place in the early hours of Monday morning, during the heavy down­pour and strong winds brought about by Tropical Cyclone Cody.

Mr Deo felt a sense of relief that the soil and debris from the land­slide did not enter their house, which would have destroyed their belongings and possibly endan­gered their lives.

“When I woke up at 3am, I went to the front door to have a look around and noticed that the trees and coconut tree from the land above had moved into my com­pound, which shocked my family,” he said.

The 57-year-old said the soil and debris reached the veranda of the house because of the intensity of the landslide.

The family-of-three consisting of his only daughter and wife were assisted by neighbours on the same day to clean up the veranda and parts of the compound.

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