Fiji was hard hit by heavy rains in early 2012, causing flooding and landslides. Hardest hit was the western part of the main island of Viti Levu, Fiji, and the principal city of Nadi. Thousands of people were displaced and the Disaster Management Office declared a state of emergency. In this simulated natural color image acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft on April 7, 2012, the muddy overflowing Nadi River and its tributaries are seen winding through the city of Nadi. The image covers an area of 10.7 by 12.5 miles (17.3 by 20.1 kilometers), and is located at 17.6 degrees south latitude, 177.7 degrees east longitude.
Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
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