Shopkeepers in the flood-swept Fijian town of Rakiraki are facing a massive clean up after floodwaters left behind knee high silt.
Authorities and charities have been out assessing damage from the floods which have brought more misery just before Christmas.
But, as Sally Round reports, the Christmas spirit is also helping people get through.
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Villagers from Muana, Toga island, in Fiji's Rewa River delta, sing Christmas carols surrounded by floodwaters, December 2016 Photo: Supplied/Bale Bulimaivale