John Mitchell
7 March, 2021, 9:00 pm
All violent cyclones since the 1950s have never been able to destroy
Nadivakarua’s giraffe. Picture: Jone
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IN the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasa’s devastating assault in Bua, the villagers of Nadivakarua in the district of Kubulau were left wondering about what to eat in the months ahead.
With wind gusts reaching a maximum speed of 260km per hour, everything that the men of the village had planted to feed the family with and earns a livelihood from was virtually lost.
Now they’ve rebuilt their farms and reshaped their lives.
The village chief, Ratu Peni Sigare, is anxious worried about his people’s source of livelihood.
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.
None of the villages in the district of Kubulau were spared by TC Yasa
Real need for food & water on the ground - Kalouniviti None of the villages in the district of Kubulau were spared by TC Yasa
Real need for food & water on the ground - Kalouniviti A house in the village of Namalata flattened by TC Yasa. [Source - R Carlos]
None of the villages in the district of Kubulau in Bua were spared by Monster Cyclone Yasa.
A first responder, Rusiate Kalouniviti of Nadivakarua Village who has been surveying the damages on the ground says the impact is devastating.