Relief Efforts Continue in the Northern Western and Eastern division
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The Fiji Red Cross emergency response team continues to co-ordinate and deploy teams out in the North, the Eastern and Western division.
According to the Fiji NDMO, the country has 183 evacuation centres open with a total of 7731 evacuees. The Central division has one evacuation centre open with a total of 8 evacuees. The Eastern division have 20 evacuation centres open with 377 evacuees. The Western division have 29 centres open with 1033 evacuees with the North having the most, a total of 63331 evacuees in 133 centres.
With the damaging Category 5 winds of Tropical Cyclone Yasa, most communities in the North, particularly in the Bua province and smaller outer islands are without homes and with limited access to clean, running water. The Fiji Red Cross is working closely with the Fijian government and its partners to ensure these communities are reached as soon as possible.
Fiji: Relief Efforts Continue in the Northern Western and Eastern division 22 December, 2020 - 04:20
Country: Fiji Source: Fiji Red Cross Society
The Fiji Red Cross emergency response team continues to co-ordinate and deploy teams out in the North, the Eastern and Western division.
According to the Fiji NDMO, the country has 183 evacuation centres open with a total of 7731 evacuees. The Central division has one evacuation centre open with a total of 8 evacuees. The Eastern division have 20 evacuation centres open with 377 evacuees. The Western division have 29 centres open with 1033 evacuees with the North having the most, a total of 63331 evacuees in 133 centres.