382 articles tagged "tc-yasa"
The Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji has distributed more than 500 food ration packs to families affected by TC Yasa in the Northern Division which is worth $10,000. President, Sarju Prasad says they ha
182 Fijians departed for Australia today to start work under the Pacific Labour Scheme. These workers will take up positions in the agriculture industry across New South Wales. Sakio Nacani of Waisali Village
It may cost Energy Fiji Limited $7 million to $8 million to repair the severe damage to the power infrastructure in the Northern Division. This has been revealed by EFL CEO Hasmukh Patel who received donated electr
Australia has sent another Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to help those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa This is the third batch of relief supplies flown to Fiji by
Top local artists will be performing at the TC Yasa Appeal Concert this Saturday at Ratu Sukuna Park to raise money for those affected. The concert is organised by the Fiji Performing Rights Association. Insid
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says they will not pressure parents and students on uniform, footwear and stationery as all they want is for students to return to school. Akbar says she asks the parents not to pr
The Sai Prema Foundation Fiji has assisted 7,000 people with food and other relief items in the cyclone-affected areas of Vanua Levu. A team travelled from Suva to deliver their “Buckets Full of Love†which con
Vodafone Fiji has today donated $300,000 as part of the Tropical Cyclone Yasa School Rebuilding Assistance. Vodafone Fiji Regional CEO, Pradeep Lal says one key area they want to focus is on helping the students ge
TISI Sangam will spend $30,000 to purchase stationery for students that have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. President, Sadasivan Naicker says they will be providing the stationery
Fiji’s Honorary Consul in San Francisco, Jay Singh has donated $32,000 to the Prime Minister’s National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund for TC Yasa. Fiji’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to t
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that at the moment there are no outbreak of any infectious diseases in the North as a result of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Waqainabete
A non-governmental organisation providing psychosocial support to Fijians affected by TC Yasa says there has been a long-lasting impact on mental health due to factors such as safe living environment, employment, health
The Fiji Red Cross Society is now planning for Phase 2 of its TC Yasa response and the focus will be addressing the gap areas in the first round. A total of 2,802 households have been assisted so far by the Fiji Re
French Polynesia has provided $428,000 worth of assistance to the Fijian Government for rehabilitation work in response to TC Yasa. The Tahiti Nui has arrived in Suva with 64 tons of relief items which includes bui
Commissioner Northern, Uraia Rainima confirms all schools that were being used as evacuation centres have been cleared. Rainima says they have moved evacuees to their make-shift homes, and some are back in their ho
An Australian Defence Force water purification plant established in Vanua Levu over the weekend has already produced over 13,000 litres of water per day for distribution to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. T
Community NGO, Ignite4Change has started a Tropical Cyclone Yasa Community Drive where they aim to assist and distribute beddings, clothes, water, sanitation and hygiene kits to the affected communities in the Kubulau D
Majority of areas in Vanua Levu are still without power supply. According to tentative timelines for power restoration released by Energy Fiji Limited, some areas are expected to have no power supply until the end
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says relief has reached every affected community in the Northern and Eastern Divisions with more than 37,000 food ration packs and non-food items now in the hands of Fijian families.
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
