The Fiji government is working with Fiji Airways to send emergency supplies to Port Vila today as massive damages are being reported across Vanuatu.
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Faiyaz Koya said they are waiting to get a go ahead from Vanuatu for Fiji Airways to fly in to Port Vila.
Fiji Airways has cancelled its supplementary service to Port Vila today after Vanuatu aviation authorities announced a closure of the airport for today.
Fiji Airways said communication with the airport has been difficult, making it impossible to assess if flight operations were possible.
Fiji Airways will re assess the situation tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, all Fijian students studying law at USP’s Emalus Campus in Port Vila, Vanuatu are safe.
Education Minister, Dr Mahendra Reddy has confirmed this saying the students were relocated to a safe building within the campus and they have not sustained any injuries.
Meanwhile, Vanuatu's president is appealing for international help after Tropical Cyclone Pam ripped through the country living thousands of people displaced.
(Photo: UNICEF Pacific)
At least six people have been confirmed dead and it is feared there could be more than 40 fatalities.
Winds around 250 kilometres per hour destroyed homes and uprooted trees, with witnesses describing sea surges of up to eight metres and flooding throughout the capital of Port Vila.
Authorities are struggling to gauge the extent of the damage across the country because communications are down and fallen power lines and trees have blocked road access.
According to ABC reports, Aid agencies estimate at least 10,000 people have been left homeless and the United Nations said there are unconfirmed reports of 44 deaths.
Vanuatu's president Baldwin Lonsdale has called for emergency aid from abroad.
Meanwhile, Britain has answered the plea, pledging $2.9 million to assist Vanuatu's recovery.
