Fiji Kirtan Song (News Fiji Under Flood 2009) By: rameshvideo@yahoo.com
Farmers in shock over flood damages.Most farmers in the Sigatoka Valley are still in shock over the devastations caused by the recent floods. Sixty nine year old Permal Naicker of Barara wept as he described his loss. “Everything is gone and nothing is left”, he said. “Almost 25 acres of assorted vegetables and pawpaw either swept away or drowned by the raging waters”. The water has now receded but his pawpaw plants stood wilting or rotting in the sun. Only bare soil is left where assorted vegetables flourished before the flood. “I do not want to talk about my loss as I get emotional over it”. “I do not even want to visit the farm. I let my sons and labourers do that”. Such was the effect of the flood on Mr Naicker. He had banked so much on his crop, yet had gathered nothing. Naduri Village adman, Sakiusa Naisaroi said that with the coming school year, they were banking on their crops to fund their children’s school needs. “All the crops that we have earmarked to meet our children’s school needs have been wiped out and it will be difficult to find money in such a short time”, Mr. Naisoroi explained with a catch in his voice. The fertile soil along the riverbank at Naduri is a favourite planting place for the villagers. The raging floodwaters had spared nothing save the banana plants. The devastation along the riverbank had been complete with rotting crops of maize, yams, vegetables and pawpaw as signs of thriving farms. “At this time of the year, we are usually at the …
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