According to Nadi Weather Office, they advised members of the public to be wary of lightning strikes in the midst of the current spell of bad weather.Director Meteorology, Rajendra Prasad said there had been cases in the past where people were hit by lightning.
He made the comment after concerns were raised over yesterday's several hours of lightning and thunderstorm in the Central Division.
Mr Prasad said lightning strikes were common during heavy rainfall but people should still be cautious while working outside during such weather.
He said a flash flood warning for low-lying areas was still in place and people should take precautions and move to higher ground if there was any sign of flooding.
He said the trough of low pressure was still in the west of Fiji and the rainy weather would continue for the rest of the week.
Mr Prasad said the low pressure system would bring occasional heavy rain which meant that the atmosphere was quite unstable and very moist resulting in excessive rain and thunderstorms.
He said there was no development of a tropical depression.
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