A large contingent of ADF troops has begun a humanitarian mission in Vanuatu in the wake of last week's twin cyclone disaster, while the nation's seasonal workers in Australia are raising money for affected families.
abc.net.au/news/adf-crew-arrives-in-vanuatu-after-twin-cyclone-disaster/102081146A "sizeable and very capable" defence contingent has arrived in Vanuatu, while seasonal workers in Australia are raising money to keep families fed in the wake of last week's twin cyclone disaster.
HMAS Canberra left Sydney for Port Vila on Sunday with more than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel on board, along with humanitarian supplies. In Australia, thousands of kilometres from home, the disaster has touched many ni-Vanuatu people in theTeam leader Roger Jack Nikipo, from Tanna in Vanuatu's south, works for PLL contractors, picking fruit at Aroona Farms in Renmark, South Australia."It's very challenging," he said.
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