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Luke Rawalai Yadua villagers help in the clean up of Yadua Island District School. Picture: SUPPLIED The words of his distraught daughter, who told him they would all die together, gave Eroni Matairi renewed strength, drive and a will to survive as he pushed a building wall that had fallen over him. Recounting the tragic events at the height of STC Yasa on December 17, the 42-year-old father of three said his children were tucked beside him and his wife was fast asleep when the incident happened. Mr Matairi said they were lucky a piece of timber in the building they were in had cushioned the force of the heavy wall which covered his three children, wife and himself to the chest level. ....