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Buildings were ruined in the Qalitu District in Savusavu s Vunivesi Village.
The clean-up from the destructive Tropical Cyclone Yasa has begun, with the New Zealand Government and humanitarian organisations providing support. But it will take months for the Pacific Island nation to recover. “It’s going to be quite a long road ahead,” said Unicef Pacific’s chief of communications Cate Heinrich, who is based in Suva. “There’ll be families that are really in need [of] immediate support [as well as support] over the coming weeks . and months.” The category 5 cyclone tore through Fiji on Thursday night wreaking havoc on a number of villages. Ninety-three thousand people were in the path of the storm, those in the northern provinces, especially Vanua Levu, experienced the worst conditions.
2020-12-19 10:05:45 GMT2020-12-19 18:05:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SUVA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) The Red Cross Society of China donated on Saturday 210,000 Fijian dollars (about 100,000 U.S. dollars) in cash to Fiji to help the island nation fight tropical cyclone Yasa which has killed four people and caused huge property damage.
During the hand-over ceremony here on Saturday, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo handed over a cheque of the grant to Director-General of the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS) Ilisapeci Rokotunidau. The humanitarian emergency assistance is confirmed as the first foreign donation to the FRCS.
Fiji says 2 dead as powerful cyclone tears across Pacific nation
A powerful cyclone pounded Fiji, killing two people, including a three-month old baby, and leaving a trail of destruction across the Pacific Island nation, authorities said on Friday.
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies release initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies release initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000
[Image: Fiji Red Cross Society] The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released initial early emergency relief funds of US $97,000 to provide urgent assistance including first aid, tarpaulins and shelter materials, safe water, household items and hygiene kits for 17,700 people over the next month.
Head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Pacific Office Kathryn Clarkson says it is devastating to see another big cyclone affect Fiji so soon after Cyclone Harold and so close to Christmas.