Tropical Cyclone Yasa Tuesday 15/12/2020
The impacts felt from Yasa were large and wide. Many affected people had their access to essential things, like food and water, cut off.
Tremendous support shown for the Rotary Club of Peninsula Sunset’s disaster relief initiative for the North
Sunday 20/12/2020
The Rotary Club of Peninsula Sunset collected $800 cash and 35 bags of relief items during their disaster relief initiative collection at the ROC Market in Suva, and donations continue to pour in.
Community Service Director Prashant Anuraag says the support from the people of Fiji towards the initiative has been tremendous and they are thankful that people have shown their support to those who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
35-year-old Kabara woman still missing
35-year-old Kabara woman still missing
[Image: TC Yasa/File]
The 35-year-old woman from Kabara who went out to look for ivi last Friday is still missing.
Villagers of Kabara with Police from Lakeba searched for the woman on Saturday and yesterday.
The representative of the Tikina of Kabara Tukana Rokobuli says the woman went out to look for ivi when the weather was calm but destructive winds started again.
It is understood the woman went out while the eye of TC Yasa was passing, thinking that the calm weather meant Yasa was gone.
Rokobuli says they could not mobilise a search team because of destructive winds and heavy rain that was experienced for about 6 hours.
Kabara villagers search for a 35-year-old woman who went to collect ivi while the eye of TC Yasa was passing
Kabara villagers search for a 35-year-old woman who went to collect ivi while the eye of TC Yasa was passing
[Image: File photo ]
Villagers of Kabara are currently searching for a 35-year-old woman who went missing yesterday after she went out to look for ivi.
The representative of the Tikina of Kabara Tukana Rokobuli says the woman went out to look for ivi when the weather was calm but destructive winds started again.
It is understood the woman went out while the eye of TC Yasa was passing, thinking that the calm weather meant Yasa was gone.