102 articles tagged "ndmo"
The National Disaster Management Office has received US$75,000 worth of emergency response equipment from the United Nations World Food Programme and the Government of Brazil. Minister for Defence, National Securit
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted for the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am on Tuesday by the National Disaster Management Office. NDMO says they are testing the functionality of the sirens. All 13 siren
The National Disaster Management Office will be conducting a live tsunami siren test for the Suva–Lami corridor at 11am this Friday. It says this exercise is part of the Government’s continued commitment toward
Digicel Fiji has today donated 10,000 surgical masks and thermal temperature guns to support the National Disaster Management Office’s community outreach program in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Digic
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says for now, they can only come in and support the Ministry of Health in terms of coordinating some of their activities but they will need experts to find the solution
You can also call the NDMO toll-free help line 915 from 8am to 12am for non health related calls. The Health Ministry says the Fiji National Disaster Management Office launched the toll-free help line to support qu
The 20-days extension of the State of Natural Disaster for the Northern Division ends today but government teams will continue with clean-up activities because of concerns about Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Diarrhoea and Den
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says people should remember that the Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry is releasing statements as he is somebody who wants to come into elections next year and
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu has today apologised in parliament for the inconvenience that was caused to the people due to the decision made on new nation-wide curfew hours by the NDMO on the 29th of
If you are living in and around the Labasa area in Vanua Levu and have been affected by Tropical Cyclones Ana and Yasa, assistance is on its way. The National Disaster Management Office has deployed a vessel this m
10,749 people are still sheltering in evacuation centres after Topical Cyclone Ana. 7,636 people are in 198 evacuation centres in the Northern Division. 1,459 people are sheltering in 32 evacuation centres in
There continue to be reports of people wandering around despite warnings that Fiji is still being affected by TC Ana. The NDMO says there is still widespread flooding and they continue to receive reports of adults
Civil servants in non-essential areas and living in low lying areas can go home now. NDMO Director, Vasiti Soko says this is to give time for people to prepare for the floods and the approaching system. Soko says
More than 40,000 packs of emergency food rations have been dispatched to the Northern, Western and Eastern Divisions so far. Other items such as clothes, shelter toolkits, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, dignity and hygi
Government vessel, MLC Vatulawa has departed Suva and is on a 5-day deployment to deliver 2,218 emergency food ration packs in the Nacula and Yasawa districts. The team will also distribute non-food items and condu
The Methodist Church in Fiji will be working with the National Disaster Management Office in distributing relief items, food supplies and school stationery to the Tropical Cyclone Yasa affected areas. Church Presid
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali says the safety of girls, children and women taking shelter at various evacuation centres around the country should not be compromised. She has made the comment
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says the government is transitioning well from recovery to rehabilitation phase in the Northern Division. Seruiratu says they need to maintain the tempo of their wor
The National Disaster Management Office has initiated a TC Yasa Loloma package in collaboration with Fiji Revenue and Customs Service and Fiji Airways. NDMO Director Vasiti Soko says under this package people who s
The National Disaster Management Office has certified 42 individuals and organizations raising funds and collecting items for Fijians affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. This was confirmed by the National Disaster C
