FIJI (2 February)
Recent heavy rains have led to more flooding in the western region of Viti Levu, where previous floods on 19 January caused casualties and damage estimated at US$2.34 million. This area, the country�s main cane growing region, has been declared a disaster zone. Production of raw sugar in 1998, estimated at 250 000 tonnes, was 46 percent less than production of 450 000 tonnes in a normal year, due to a 10- month drought.
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