Disaster officials in the small Pacific nation of Vanuatu work around the clock to assess the damage that a category five cyclone caused to remote islands, as Cyclone Harold heads for Fiji.
Vanuatu has already closed its international borders, shutting out valuable tourists and cruise ships, with estimates as many as 40 per cent of people would lose their jobs in the tourism sector as a result."But what is emerging at the moment for the needs of the people of Vanuatu, it's the economic livelihoods. Given lots of vegetable and food gardens have been damaged during TC Harold.
JUST IN: First photographic evidence of #TCHarold’s impact on Pentecost that I’ve seen. Only 4 houses left standing, I’m told."We have contingency plans in place to prevent any mixing between evacuees and Fijians who are close contacts of existing COVID-positive patients," Mr Bainimarama said."All evacuation centres will also be sanitised, and regularly monitored to ensure that they are not filled beyond capacity.
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