Freak Winds Frighten Suva Market Vendors
It was a freak storm that blew out of nowhere, picking up tents and marquees in the Suva City Municipal Market and slamming them on the ground yesterday.
Saturday 09 May 2020 | 09:56
The marquee outside Suva market was put back up by council workers after it was damaged by strong winds on May 8, 2020. Photo: Ronald Kumar. Inset: The marquee blown down at the Suva market on May 8, 2020.
It was a freak storm that blew out of nowhere, picking up tents and marquees in the Suva City Municipal Market and slamming them on the ground yesterday.
The strength of the wind was likened to that of a cyclone.
Women and villagers from Waidina, Naitasiri had just made their way to the market and started to put their produce in the designated marquees.
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Suva Market vendors, Mereoni Nawaqabau and lisabeta Turuva. Photo: Ronald Kumar
The Fiji Meteorological Services said the freak winds were brought about by the low pressure system currently affecting the country.
Edited by Jonathan Bryce
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