TC Yasa

Floodwaters have receded in most parts of Labasa this morning.

The Ministry of Lands Northern Division Office is working with the National Disaster Management Office in post TC Yasa assessment.

Around seventy percent of the cane area in Vanua Levu was affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

Boarding students at Lekutu District School in Bua will be accommodated in tents.

Boarding at Lekutu Secondary School will be closed this year.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has become the first head of government to set foot on Tavea Island in Bua.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has thanked the Australian Defence Forces and the Australian Government for the rehabilitation work carried out at Galoa Island Primary School.

The Prime Minister this morning visited Yaro Village on Kia Island to meet the villagers and hear of their needs.

Australian Defence Forces personnel working on Galoa Island hopes to complete the rehabilitation work on the school by the 15th of this month.

Temporary classrooms are being set up at Lekutu Secondary School in Bua to cater for students when the new school year starts next week.

Republic of the Fiji Navy divers are helping the Water Authority of Fiji re-connect the underwater pipes supplying water from Lekutu to Galoa Island, Bua.

24 households devastated by TC Yasa in Nasigasiga, Dreketi have a reason to smile this weekend.