Suva: Fijians living in the flood stricken area of Queensland have had to move to either evacuation centre organised by the Australian government, homes of other Fijian community members or the Fiji Church Hall in Annerley.

The Fiji High Commission in Canberra during a briefing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Fiji said “Fijian families that have relatives and loved ones residing in Queensland can be rest assured that members of their families are safe and well for now in light of the recent disaster experienced in the North-Eastern Australian state”.

High Commission staff, Cheryl Brown-Irava said so far there had been no reports of deaths nor missing persons report of Fiji citizens in Queensland in light of the disaster that has shocked Queenslanders.

“I have spoken to Luisa Tuicolo, the wife of the Queensland Fijian community president Dr Vilaseri Tuicolo and she confirmed there were a number of Fiji citizens who live in Ipswich area of Queensland who have had to evacuate to either government evacuation centers, homes of Fiji community members and the Fiji Church Hall in Annerley,” Mrs Brown-Irava said in an email to Foreign Affairs.

The Fiji High Commission also maintains that it will continue to contact the Queensland State of Emergency (SES) for any information and updates on the disaster in Queensland.