Water Woes Drag, Residents In Samabula Rely On Rain

Samabula residents have now spent more than 24 hours with no water supply and for some the rain has saved them some trouble.

Water supply stopped at around 10am on Tuesday and had not returned until yesterday afternoon.

According to the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF), this was because of low production levels in the Tamavua reservoir.

Kabara Street resident Atnish Chand bought drinking water for the family while the rainwater he collects provides water for washing, bathing and the toilet.

“Collecting rainwater is something I learned from my father. He does it to use for cleaning and it also serves as an emergency source in times like this,” he said.

“There are children at home and hopefully the water supply returns.”

Tubou Street residents are hoping that water carting trucks come their way soon.

Jason Brown said he understood what the issue was but having no water for more than 24 hours was very hard.

“I hope that water carting trucks come by today. There are many children among the households here and you can imagine how the situation gets with no water,” Mr Brown said.

“Hopefully no one gets sick. And it is also risky at this time when we have a new variant of the COVID-19 in the country.”

According to WAF, water carting trucks are on standby and can be requested in case of an emergency by calling the short code 1507 through any mobile network. The message is on social media.

Ono Street resident Arun Kumar said not everyone was on social media and such messages should be on the radio and newspapers.

WAF has confirmed that water carting trucks have been sent to the area.

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