Dec 19, 2020 12:31:03 PM A woman had to run a baby to another empty classroom after the roof of the evacuation center they were housed in blew away. There were more than 60 people taking shelter at Coboi Primary School including a two week old and an eight-month-old baby when the roof was blown away. Coboi Resident Aishani Vandhana said she had to run the eight-month-old baby to another side of the building when the roof of the evacuation center blew away. Vadhana said she had to only rely on her phone s torch to ensure they arrive safely in a classroom that was sheltering forty people.
Dec 18, 2020 03:53:18 PM The government has confirmed that some of the school infrastructures in Yasawa and Vanua Levu have been damaged by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. There are videos circulating on social media showing some of the schools in Yasawa and Vanua Levu roof being blown away. In Bua, there were more than 60 people were taking shelter at Coboi Primary School including a two week old and an eight-month-old baby when the roof was blown away. Teachers of Dreketi Primary School in Macuata witnessed the roof being blown away by the category five cyclone on Thursday. National Disaster Management Office director Vasiti Soko said some of the schools will be still closed as some of the infrastructures were destroyed by the category five cyclone.
Dec 19, 2020 11:27:01 AM Initial assessment by the government reveals that 17 schools in Vanua Levu and Yasawa have suffered damages due to Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Minister for Education Rosy Akbar arrived in Labasa on Friday to see firsthand the damages done by the category five cyclone. There are videos circulating on social media showing some of the schools in Yasawa and Vanua Levu roof being blown away. In Bua, there were more than 60 people were taking shelter at Coboi Primary School including a two week old and an eight-month-old baby when the roof was blown away. Teachers of Dreketi Primary School in Macuata witnessed the roof being blown away by the category five cyclone on Thursday.