Fiji scrambles to provide aid as cyclone toll rises
514
villages wiped out in Fiji on Saturday as authorities put the cost of
devastating Cyclone Yasa at hundreds of millions of dollars and the death
toll rose to four.
services scrambled to provide food and clothing to the worst affected areas.
The superstorm slammed into Fiji’s second largest island Vanua Levu late
Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction.
Of the 24,000 people who evacuated their homes at the height of the storm,
16,113 are still unable to return.
A New Zealand Air Force reconnaissance flight flew over the area on
Saturday to assess the scale of the damage, with reports of houses, crops and
Fiji Scrambles to Provide Aid as Cyclone Toll Rises
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