New Zealand will assist flood-ravaged Fiji, which is bracing for a tropical depression tracking towards the main island of Viti Levu.A state of natural disaster has been declared for most of Fiji's Western Division, where heavy flooding has killed four people and forced about 5000 people into evacuation centres.
NZ Prime Minister John Key says the situation is very serious, and New Zealand will provide support if needed.
"It's people in rural parts of Fiji - we've already had a number of lives lost, people's homes devastated - so that's really where support would come in, and emergency food and blankets and the like," he said.
The government will get New Zealanders out of Fiji if "absolutely required", although many in tourist spots will be in "quite stable" conditions, he says. Read More
