110 articles tagged "-vanua-levu"
The Fiji Red Cross Society has apologised to the woman in the Northern Division who received an expired toothpaste as part of their assistance and has assured that this will not be repeated. When questioned by Fiji
$420,000 has been donated by the Chinese Government to the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Fund to help those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. China’s Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo handed over the cheque
160 food packs have been distributed by the Make a Difference – Fiji group to the people of Yalava and Tabia in Labasa who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Director Renzy Snowsill says they are also d
The Ministry for Rural, Maritime and Disaster Management aims to move families sheltering in schools into tents temporarily before school starts on the 18th of next month. Minister Inia Seruiratu says they have set asi
Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji has deployed additional staff to its Nabouwalu Office as part of their disaster response post Cyclone Yasa. MSAF Chief Executive Officer Simon Gravenall says their staff had to go
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineers have built temporary shelters and repaired damaged houses in Cogea Village in Bua. 32 families from the village were homeless after the devastation caused by Tropical
Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says whilst they appreciate any relief assistance that is being provided by partners, they are urging them to coordinate with the releva
The Ministry of Health has identified areas in the Northern Division that are likely to have an outbreak of Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Dengue, and Diarrhoea after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Permanent Secretary Dr. James F
Additional people have been sent to the Northern Division to help with water restoration. Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says they have sent 11 water carting trucks and each truck can hold 10,000
UN Resident Coordinator for Fiji and the Pacific Sanaka Samarasinha says different UN agencies are working on making sure they come up with programs to help those affected by TC Yasa. Samarasinha says this is why i
The Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team is in the Northern Division to carefully monitor the health situation after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management Inia Se
LifeFlight Fiji, a registered charitable trust in Fiji and its partners have been assisting the National Disaster Management Office in delivering relief supplies to the maritime areas in the Northern Division. Life
People in Seaqaqa and Dreketi are still without power supply as there has been severe damage to the power infrastructure in these areas after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Energy Fiji Limited has stated that their team i
Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate says water has been restored to all metered areas in Fiji and the emphasis now is on rural areas where villages have their own water schemes. He says teams are moving around
1,500 homes were destroyed while 6,000 homes were partially damaged by Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. This has been confirmed by the Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima who says they completed their initial
Close to 85 schools in TC Yasa affected areas have sustained some level of damage according to assessments by the Education Ministry. Minister Rosy Akbar says some schools have sustained minimal damage where roofto
Commissioner Northern, Uraia Rainima says their distributions teams are now reaching out to those outside the most affected areas in Vanua Levu. He says in the last two days throughout Christmas, their teams have b
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission as part of their Tropical Cyclone Yasa response action plan has inspected 130 traders in Labasa, Seaqaqa and Rabi. FCCC Chief Executive Officer Joel Abraham says as pa
The Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says repairs to water infrastructure in the Northern Division will take time and people that need water can contact the Office of the Commissioner Northern directly.
The Fiji National Provident Fund says the Board approved $2000 maximum withdrawal per household for TC Yasa relief is an immediate relief to assist members during this recovery period and affected members can also apply
