Police Command Centres Now On For 24 Hours
‘Please ensure children are supervised at all times and kept well away from flooded areas’
Friday 18 December 2020 | 10:35
Police Constable Pranit Kumar takes details of evacuees at Nasinu Sangam Primary School on December 17, 2020 . Photo: Ronald Kumar
Police officers have been ordered to stay on standby while all divisional Police Command Centres are now activated for 24-hour operation.
Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan said the four Divisional Police Command Centres would be liaising directly with the main Police Command and Control Centre based at the Central Police Station in Suva.
He said all officers have been directed to be on standby, and Police operations will also be guided with the direction of the National Disaster Management Office where few senior officers have been deployed as the liaison on behalf of the organisation.
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ACP Khan again requested members of the public to adhere to the weather advisories being issued by authorities regarding Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
An unacceptable sight...Children in Qauia Settlement in Lami on December 17, 2020 . Photo: Leon Lord
“The safety of children is also an area of concern and for parents and guardians who have chosen to keep them at home, please ensure they are supervised at all times and kept well away from flooded areas,” he said.
ACP Khan said the Fiji Police will do all they can to ensure the safety of all Fijians and visitors however we do require everyone’s cooperation if we are to prevent injury and loss of life.
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