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6,240 people are currently staying in 197 evacuation centres around the country

6,240 people are currently staying in 197 evacuation centres around the country
Natabua Primary School evacuation centre in Lautoka. [image: Fijian Government]

6,240 people are currently staying in 197 evacuation centres around the country.

This has been confirmed by the National Disaster Management Office Director, Vasiti Soko who says that the Eastern Division is the worst affected by Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Soko says this is evident as they have lost all communications with Kadavu.

She says that a team has been deployed to Kadavu this morning with equipment that will allow the NDMO to communicate with the people on the ground.

New Zealand has provided an E3 Orion Aircraft to take aerial images of the affected areas.

Some houses are also badly damaged in Narere, Nakasi, Nausori, Tailevu, Sigatoka and Lau.

She says the initial damage assessment teams have been sent to other parts of the country that have sustained damages.

1,829 evacuees are sheltering in 62 evacuation centres in the Central Division, 1,034 are in 33 evacuation centres in the Eastern Division, 80 evacuation centres are active in the Western Division with 2,749 evacuees while 628 evacuees are sheltering in 33 evacuation centres.

Chief Medical Adviser, Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says 25 they have received reports of 25 people having 25 minor injuries during the cyclone.

Tudravu says a severe case from Vusuya, Nausori was transferred to CWM hospital yesterday for an emergency operation to the upper limb.

He says they will be looking at restoration of health facilities that have been affected.

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