'Are people dying? No. We can manage': PM Rabuka on El Niño
He says Fiji can manage impacts of prolonged dry conditions.
Thursday 05 November 2026 | 10:00
Emergency water carting to Cikobia Island by the National Disaster Risk Management Office and the Office of the Divisional Commissioner Northern. Inset: Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
Photos: Ronald Kumar / NDMO
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s past resilience will help the country overcome the effects of El Niño as people in the Western and Northern divisions grapple with prolonged dry spells.
Asked outside Parliament whether he was concerned the El Niño drought could cause food shortages and increase prices, Mr Rabuka said: “Are people dying? No. We can manage.”
He said the Government expected El Niño to end by next month or February at the latest.
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