Thanks for thinking of us in Fiji, Lucille,
I was actually out of Fiji during the storm, and I am lucky, I live in a relatively unaffected area. No power for a week and a half, and some mopping up to do, but it is MUCH worse elsewhere. The cyclone was quite selective - missed most of the main tourism areas but devastated many poorer farming communities who are going to have a hard time rebuilding. There are lots of relief efforts currently getting food and building supplies to these areas, the main challenge will be to support those communities over the next 3 - 6 months while they replant their farms.
Ironically, impacts will not last as long as they did in the USA Katrina episode - half the country doesn't have regular electricity or city water supply anyway, so are used to getting by independently - we always have 1,000 litres of water storage and a small generator on hand.
it was a biggy - but the country is rebuilding already.
Cheers,
Helen
I was actually out of Fiji during the storm, and I am lucky, I live in a relatively unaffected area. No power for a week and a half, and some mopping up to do, but it is MUCH worse elsewhere. The cyclone was quite selective - missed most of the main tourism areas but devastated many poorer farming communities who are going to have a hard time rebuilding. There are lots of relief efforts currently getting food and building supplies to these areas, the main challenge will be to support those communities over the next 3 - 6 months while they replant their farms.
Ironically, impacts will not last as long as they did in the USA Katrina episode - half the country doesn't have regular electricity or city water supply anyway, so are used to getting by independently - we always have 1,000 litres of water storage and a small generator on hand.
it was a biggy - but the country is rebuilding already.
Cheers,
Helen