Fiji's meteorological service says Nadi and the south-west of Viti Levu have escaped the worst effects of Tropical Cyclone Keni.
The service's director Ravindra Kumar says the category three system changed direction and sped up towards the south-east.
According to him, this meant the strongest hurricane force winds were over water and didn't make land-fall on Viti Levu.
However Mr Kumar says Cyclone Keni was forecast to hit Kadavu directly on its new path, bringing winds strong enough to uproot trees and damage infrastructure.
And this is exactly what, Luke Kerchevale, one of the Australian owners of the Matavai Resort on Kadavu, described to Koroi Hawkins, shortly after the cyclone hit.
Tropical Cyclone Keni aftermath at Vunisea on Kadavu in Fiji. Photo: Viti FM/Facebook photocredit-Neer N Resh Prakash
