382 articles tagged "tc-yasa"
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
It could take more than two weeks before parts of the Northern Division have their power supply restored, based on tentative timelines for power restoration released by Energy Fiji Limited. Currently, none of the a
185 people are still sheltering in 4 evacuation centres in the Eastern Division as their houses were destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The National Disaster Management Office and government officials recently
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
More than 600 Australian Defence Forces personnel are en route to Fiji on board the HMAS Adelaide, Australia's largest Navy ship with humanitarian relief supplies. They will arrive in Fiji this week and will be dep
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.
Food packs and other essential items have been distributed to families in Lakeba, Lau affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The team that was deployed to Lakeba to assist families included the government officials, an
Energy Fiji Limited says 11.5% of all areas in Labasa now have power supply. All areas outside of Labasa Town are yet to be energised. Due to the severe damage in infrastructure, there is still no power sup
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
A number of options are now being considered before the beginning of the 2021 school year next month. The Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says the options include deferring the new school d
The Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary team celebrated Boxing Day by treating animals in the Northern Division that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. They were in villages and communities in Dreketi and Labas
The National Disaster Management Office says they have received a number of reports that individuals are falsely claiming to run Tropical Cyclone Yasa relief operations and are soliciting payments. NDMO Director, V
FNPF Inspection Teams will be in Savusavu, Bulileka in Labasa and Lekutu and Kubulau in Bua today. FNPF says the application form will be issued and collected by the team on the same day. They say members appl
The Asian Development Bank has approved a grant of about $2 million to the Government of Fiji to help fund priority recovery activities following Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Regional Director of ADB’s Pacific Sub-regio
Residents of Belego Savusavu believe they will get over these hard times and will have a normal life again. 74-year-old Julian Whippy says Tropical Cyclone Yasa is the worst cyclone he has experienced. Whipp
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says these are challenging times and only the right people should receive the assistance. While delivering the food rations to the residents of Vunivau in Labasa, Sayed-Khai
Villagers of Moce in Lau are sharing the little things they have left to celebrate Christmas this year. A villager from Korotolu in Moce says Christmas Day this year is different because most the food they had stor
