List of disasters in Fiji by death toll

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This list of Fijian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Fijian soil or involved Fijian citizens, in a definable incident.

Fatalities	Year	Article	Type	Location	Comments
878	2020–2024	COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji	Pandemic	Widespread
225	1931	1931 Fijian Flood	Cyclone/Flood	primarily Viti Levu	[1]
89	1964	Sinking of the Kadavulevu	Shipwreck	Offshore of Suva, Viti Levu	[2]
59	1884	Syria shipwreck	Shipwreck	Nasilai Reef, Tailevu Province
54	1973	Sinking of the Uluilakeba	Shipwreck	Lau Province	Occurred during Cyclone Lottie [3]
53+	1952	1952 Hurricane	Cyclone	Widespread	[4]
44	2016	Cyclone Winston	Cyclone	Widespread
30	1973	Sinking of the Makogai	Shipwreck	Between Kabara and Fulaga, Lau Province	Occurred during Cyclone Lottie. [5]
25	1985	Cyclone Eric	Cyclone	Widespread
25	1930	1930 Hurricane	Cyclone	Widespread	[6]
25	1985	Cyclone Nigel	Cyclone	Widespread
24+	1929	1929 Hurricane	Cyclone	Widespread	[7]
23	1992/1993	Cyclone Kina	Cyclone	Widespread
19	1972	Cyclone Bebe	Cyclone	Widespread
18	1997	Cyclone Gavin	Cyclone	Widespread
18	1941	Sinking of the Rogovoka	Shipwreck	Offshore of Vatu Ithake, Lomaiviti Province	[8]
18	1910	1910 Hurricane	Cyclone	Widespread	[9]
17	2003	Cyclone Ami	Cyclone	Widespread
17	1999	Air Fiji Flight 121	Plane crash	Naitasiri Province, Viti Levu
16	1965	1965 Fiji Airways crash	Plane crash	Somosomo, Taveuni, Cakaudrove Province	[10]
12	1945	1945 RNZAF PBY-5A Catalina crash	Plane crash	Beqa Island, Serua Province	[11]
11	2004	Tropical Depression 10F (2004)	Tropical Depression	primarily Viti Levu
11	2009	January 2009 Fiji floods	Flooding	Widespread
11	2002	Kubulau ship disaster	Shipwreck	Between Koro and Taveuni, Cakaudrove Province	[12]
11	1986	1986 Nadi plane crash	Plane crash	Nadi, Ba Province, Viti Levu	[13]
9	1983	Cyclone Oscar	Cyclone	Widespread
9	1914	1914 floods	Floods	Rewa Province, Viti Levu	[14]
9	1979	1979 Fiji Air crash	Plane crash	Bua Province, Vanua Levu	[15]
8+	2012	January 2012 Fiji floods	Flooding	Viti Levu and Vanua Levu
8	1953	1953 Suva earthquake	Earthquake	Viti Levu and surrounding islands
7	2008	Cyclone Gene	Cyclone	Widespread
7	1939	1939 Cyclone	Cyclone	Namosi Province, Viti Levu	[16]
6	1988	Cyclone Bola	Cyclone	Widespread
6	1941	1941 Hurricane	Cyclone	Viti Levu	[17]
6	1986	1986 Suva landslides	Landslides	Suva, Viti Levu	[18]
6	2018	Nabou Minibus crash	Vehicle collision	Nadroga-Navosa Province, Viti Levu	[19]
5	2021	Cyclone Ana	Cyclone	Widespread	1 confirmed death and 4 missing persons
5	2007	2007 Labasa flash flood	Flash flood	Labasa, Macuata Province, Vanua Levu	[20]
5	1944	1944 RNZAF Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash	Plane crash	Nausori, Viti Levu	[21]

See also

• List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
• List of disasters in Australia by death toll

References

1. Yeo, Stephen W.; Blong, Russell J. (July 2010). "Fiji's worst natural disaster: the 1931 hurricane and flood". Disasters. 34 (3): 657–683. Bibcode:2010Disas..34..657Y. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01163.x. PMID   20298265 . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
2. Mitchell, John (31 March 2024). "89 dead in Kadavulevu tragedy". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
3. "Shipping tragedies that shook Fiji". The Fiji Times. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
4. "Fui Hurricane Fifty-Three People Killed". The Cairns Post. 4 February 1952. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
5. "Two ships sink during Cyclone Lottie". The Fiji Times. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
6. "20 Perish in Fiji Hurricane". The Armidale Express. 3 March 1930. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
7. "Fiji Hurricane". Queanbeyan Age. 17 December 1929. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
8. "18 Believed Drowned in Wreck Near Fiji". The Brisbane Courier Mail. 24 April 1941. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
9. "Fiji Hurricane". Hobart Daily Post. 7 April 1910. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
10. "Crash of a De Havilland DH.114 Heron 1B near Somosomo: 16 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
11. "Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Beqa Island: 12 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
12. "11 die in Fiji sea tragedies". The New Zealand Herald. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
13. "Crash of a De Havilland DH.114 Heron 2B in Nadi: 11 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
14. "Severe Weather in Fiji. Nine Indians Drowned". The Barrier Miner. 29 December 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
15. "Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander near Bua: 9 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
16. "Seven Believed Drowned In Fiji Storm". The Hobart Mercury. 25 January 1939. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
17. "Six Killed In Fiji Hurricane". Adelaide News. 12 March 1941. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
18. "Five dead in Fiji landslide". The Canberra Times. 18 April 1986. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
19. "Nabou accident: Six dead". The Fiji Times. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
20. "Five die in Fiji flash flooding". BBC News. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
21. "Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura in Nausori: 5 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2025.