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Felix Chaudhary
29 December, 2020, 4:11 am
Villagers of Galoa Island in Bua sit on the remains of their homes after TC Yasa ravaged the northern island last week. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA
Empower Pacific social workers have provided 452 people with counselling and psychological first aid to people impacted by super storm Yasa since December 22.
CEO Patrick Morgam said the Lautoka-based counselling service provider deployed 12 staff members from its Suva, Lautoka and Labasa offices to conduct psychological assessments and to provide much-needed counselling.
“They will be there for two weeks before we rotate them with fresh staff and volunteers,” he said.
“The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided us with 200 women’s dignity packs and 300 cartons of bottled water.
Initial assessments confirm more than 300 houses damaged after TC Yasa
Initial assessments confirm more than 300 houses damaged after TC Yasa
Kia Island, Macuata.[Image: Keira Rose]
Preliminary impact damage assessments from the divisions have identified damage sustained to more than 300 houses in the Northern and Eastern Divisions after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The teams from the divisions were deployed to affected communities and villages last week following the aftermath of TC Yasa.
Government officials from Viti Levu have also been deployed as part of the 120 personnel deployment to Vanua Levu to assist in conducting the assessments in the North.
The team is in Vanua Levu and will begin with assessments and distribution of emergency food packs and non-food items today.
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
[Image: Supplied]
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.