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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]

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References

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  1. ^ Yeo, Stephen W.; Blong, Russell J. (July 2010). "Fiji's worst natural disaster: the 1931 hurricane and flood". Disasters. 34 (3): 657–683. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01163.x. 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.
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