The Director of National Disaster Management Office, Vasiti Soko says Water Authority of Fiji’s quick fix team has left for Vanua Levu last night to assist the teams that are already on the ground to mobilise water supply in affected areas as soon as possible.
Soko says WAF teams have also left with additional water tanks to assist these people.
She says the area of concern is Bua and they understand that people in Labasa have water now.
Meanwhile, Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says most of the people in Northern Division are in need of utilities and in particular water and they will ensure that they are given access to this quickly.
Sayed-Khaiyum says once the people have access to water and other utilities, they can start rebuilding their homes.
He says some people need immediate assistance as most of them will be staying in the evacuation centers for a long time while some need long term assistance.
The Minister for Economy adds that some people have been given immediate assistance and the National Disaster Management Office is looking at how quickly they can assist the affected people.
Sayed-Khaiyum says a lot of people are showing resilience and are rebuilding their homes on their own and most of them are keen to build their own homes.
Sayed-Khaiyum says the New Zealand aircraft is taking aerial shots and carrying out more detailed damaged assessment of areas which are difficult to reach.
