Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

Situation Overview

As a result of the flooding, as of this afternoon a total of 8,475 evacuees are residing in 130 evacuation centres, mostly in the Western Division. People are moving back to their houses for clean up and repair, although especially in Western Division the number of evacuees is still high, due to damage to water and food supply.

The official death toll of the floods stands at 11, of which 6 are children. Seven people drowned, three were buried in a landslide and one already sick person developed complications while at an evacuation center. One 18 year old girl remains missing following a landslide.

Flooding has receded from the affected areas and people are returning to their homes. However, it seems that due to shortages of water and food evacuees in the West have largely remained in the shelters. NDMO reports that power and water supply have been restored to most affected areas, except in Ba and parts of Sigatoka. Water supply to hospitals and health clinics remains a priority. International partners have provided support to address the immediate needs that were identified by the government of water, sanitation and hygiene, technical assessments and logistics support.

• The official death toll of the floods stands at 11, with one 18 year old girl still missing following a landslide.
• The number of evacuees is decreasing as people are starting to move back into their houses and start clean up. Still, 8,475 people, mainly in the West, are in evacuation centres as of this afternoon.
• In the whole of Ba and parts of Sigatoka water supply remains an issue of concern, as well as food supply where the majority of staple crops have been destroyed by the floods.
• Food safety and disease outbreaks including dengue, typhoid, leptospirosis and diarrheal diseases are considered a main risk.
• Divisional teams and Fiji Red Cross continue to assist the most affected people.
• International partners have, based on the list of requirements, assisted the Fiji interim government based on last week’s request for water, sanitation and hygiene items (tanks, containers, water purification tablets, ORS), technical assessments and funding for logistics support.

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http://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/News/Tikanga-Pasifika/fiji-situation