41.   The government said a damage report would be issued when the fires were completely extinguished, probably on Monday.

42.   There were no casualty figures available or damage reports.

43.   A clear picture of losses would emerge after damage reports were received from remote areas, officials said.

44.   Communications breakdowns have blocked damage reports from the islands.

45.   Jiuta Lewamiteova of the national emergency operations centre in Suva said damage reports could not be obtained from Lautoka or Nadi because of power blackouts.

46.   Local authorities in Guerrero province did not immediately have any damage reports.

47.   The newspaper damage report could not be independently confirmed, but satellite weather maps on television have shown heavy rains in the area for the past five days.