<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> travellers are being warned of significant disruptions as two </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cyclone" rel="" target="_blank" title="cyclones"><span>cyclones</span></a><span> bear down on the region, including one off the coast of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fiji" rel="" target="_blank" title="Fiji"><span>Fiji</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu is currently at category 3 and is threatening to pass by the western part of the country, close to tourist centre Nadi.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has urged travellers to be on high alert, warning parts of Fiji could be smashed by strong winds, heavy rain and flash flooding.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>BREAKING NEWS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-suspicion-of-war-crimes/eecd47fa-2781-4337-b032-1c4982c3c91b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Ben Roberts-Smith to be charged with five war-crime murders</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The storm cell could disrupt transport and other essential services, the updated travel advice said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Know your accommodation's evacuation plan. If a cyclone is approaching your area, find your nearest shelter and follow the advice of local authorities," the advice on Smart Traveller said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It urges travellers to contact their airline or travel provider if they are worried about plans being disrupted by the cyclone.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/fiji-travel-warning-aussie-holiday-hotspot-facing-disruption-severe-tropical-cyclone-vaianu/e64d2ab7-69b7-49ca-bb34-696566a21c91" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-7-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines-australian-fuel-price-and-supply/0d1a8d3f-5731-407e-8e1e-443d7ebbc556" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>PM to fly to island nation in bid to shore up Australia's fuel supply</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is expected to pass east of Vanuatu, another popular tourist destination with Australians, but will not make landfall in either nation, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weatherzone" rel="" target="_blank" title="Weatherzone"><span>Weatherzone</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But it is threatening to hit </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-zealand" rel="" target="_blank" title="New Zealand"><span>New Zealand</span></a><span> by the weekend with Auckland, the country's largest city, in the firing line. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fiji's cyclone season lasts from November until April, and the island nation has been struck hard in recent years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2016, Cyclone Winston, a category 5 storm, killed 44 people as it battered the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fiji was hit by three cyclones in 2021, with the most severe — Cyclone Ana — causing millions of dollars of damage and killing one person.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-virgin-flight-attendant-lucinta-evans-dies-in-fiji/e7e0a8d4-e6b3-477c-b3bc-fe303b0342c3" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australian flight attendant dies in horror Fiji crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another tropical cyclone, Cyclone Maila is currently tracking off the Solomon Islands and could hit </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/papua-new-guinea" rel="" target="_blank" title="Papua New Guinea"><span>Papua New Guinea</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The category 3 storm could still hit Australia, experts have warned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is then expected to move towards the Far North </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="_blank" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> coast by the weekend, potentially making landfall over the weekend or early next week, Weatherzone's Anthony Sharwood said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At this stage, it is not known how strong the cyclone is likely to be if and when it crosses the Australian 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