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Fijian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Voreqe Bainimarama hands over relief supplies to a family on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, Dec. 22, 2020. Tropical cyclone Yasa that hit Fiji on last Thursday and Friday has so far killed 4 people in the country and caused huge property damage, especially in the northern island of Vanua Levu. (FIJI SUN/Handout via Xinhua)
SUVA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Fiji s Ministry of Agriculture will provide farming materials to cyclone-affected farmers in the north, Agriculture Minister Mahendra Reddy said on Tuesday.
The move came after tropical cyclone Yasa, the strongest of its kind in four years, hit the island country on Dec. 17 and killed four people.
Fijian govt takes swift action to help cyclone-affected farmers
Fijian govt takes swift action to help cyclone-affected farmers Tuesday, December 22, 2020 IWK Bureau
Fiji s Ministry of Agriculture will provide farming materials to cyclone-affected farmers in the north, Agriculture Minister Mahendra Reddy said on Tuesday.
The move came after tropical cyclone Yasa, the strongest of its kind in four years, hit the island country on December 17 and killed four people. According to Reddy, the assistance to farmers on Vanua Levu, Fiji s second-largest island, include 10,000 seed packs that contain seeds and vegetable cuttings so that farmers can grow vegetables and crops quickly.
Reddy also said that a veterinary clinic was set up in Bua, one of the 14 provinces in Fiji.
2020-12-22 08:36:03 GMT2020-12-22 16:36:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SUVA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Fiji s Ministry of Agriculture will provide farming materials to cyclone-affected farmers in the north, Agriculture Minister Mahendra Reddy said on Tuesday.
The move came after tropical cyclone Yasa, the strongest of its kind in four years, hit the island country on Dec. 17 and killed four people.
According to Reddy, the assistance to farmers on Vanua Levu, Fiji s second largest island, include 10,000 seed packs that contain seeds and vegetable cuttings so that farmers can grow vegetables and crops quickly.
Reddy also said that a veterinary clinic was set up in Bua, one of the 14 provinces in Fiji.
Fiji Airways flies in almost 17 tonnes of relief supplies donated by NZ
Fiji Airways flies in almost 17 tonnes of relief supplies donated by NZ
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Fiji Airways has flown in almost 17 tonnes of relief supplies and equipment from Auckland sent by the New Zealand Government to the Fiji National Disaster Management Office.
Overnight, a Fiji Airways Airbus A330 freighter service brought in numerous pallets of supplies sent by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, facilitated by the New Zealand High Commission, Fiji’s Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Items flown over include mother and infant kits, generators, chainsaws, family hygiene kits, agriculture tool and shelter kits, collapsible water containers and other supplies.
SUVA, Fiji The death toll from a powerful cyclone that battered the Pacific island nation of Fiji last week has risen to four with one missing, an official said Sunday. While Cyclone Yasa on Thursday spared the capital city, Suva, and the major tourist hub of Nadi on Fiji’s largest island, Viti Levu, the […]