There are hopes many of Fiji's cyclone evacuees will be home by Christmas, with 8,000 leaving emergency shelters over the past few days. The United Nations says it's hoped many of the cyclone...
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There are hopes many of Fiji's cyclone evacuees will be home by Christmas, with 8,000 leaving emergency shelters over the past few days. The United Nations says it's hoped many of the cyclone...
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The economic impact of Cyclone Evan on Samoa was at least as bad as the recent tsunami. Listen: Cyclone economic impact on Samoa as bad as tsunami (Credit: ABC) That's according to the International...
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Updated 21 December 2012, 9:39 AEST The United Nations Children's Fund has begun helping the children in need in cyclone-affected Fiji and Samoa. UNICEF says one of the immediate challenges is to...
The World Bank says the damage to Samoa's roads from Cyclone Evan shows the importance of strengthening the country's transport infrastructure. Listen: World Bank to fund weather-proof road in Samoa...
Fiji's interim prime minister Frank Bainimarama has assured victims of Cyclone Evan that help is on it way. Commodore Bainimarama made the pledge to assist victims after returning last night from...
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Concerns have been raised that Pacific Islanders could be in danger because they don't understand official cyclone warnings. Listen: Confusion over language of cyclone warnings (Credit: ABC) Official...
Samoa is facing a major health crisis in the wake of Cyclone Evan. Listen: Major health fears in Samoa after cyclone Evan (Credit: ABC) Already people have respiratory infections, young children have...
By Jessicah Mendes and staff VIDEO: Australian aid on way to Fiji as tourists return home (ABC News) Fijians who have been sheltering in evacuation centres have been given the all clear to return...
Fiji's interim prime minister has declared a state of disaster after touring regions affected by Cyclone Evan. Fiji's interim prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has declared a state of disaster after...
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Online responses to natural disasters have been highlighted by recent typhoons in the Pacific and the Philippines, with Google employing two services. Online responses to natural disasters have been...
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Officials in Fiji are starting to assess the damage after Cyclone Evan hit the Pacific island nation, causing major flooding and packing destructive 270 kilometre-per-hour winds. More than 3,500...
Samoa has moved into the recovery and rebuilding phase, after Cyclone Evan devastated the island last week. Four people died in the storm, twelve people are missing and thousands are displaced and in...
Updated 17 December 2012, 18:13 AEST In Samoa a preliminary estimate has put the damages bill from Cyclone Evan at $300-million. A State iof Emergency has replaced the initial State of Disaster...
VIDEO: Fijians flee to evacuation centres as Evan arrives (ABC News) Cyclone Evan is leaving a trail of destruction as it smashes into Fiji, destroying homes and lashing the Pacific nation with...
"Prepare for the worst" was the warning issued by Fijian authorities as Cyclone Evan continues its destructive path. The Northern Division escaped the full fury of the storm but the Western and...
The Fiji Red Cross is already providing emergency aid to some of the victims of the tropical storm. Listen to the story Presenter: Bruce Hill Speaker: Phillipe Nianoca, Disaster Relief department,...
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Updated 17 December 2012, 6:58 AEST By NZ correspondent Dominique Schwartz, wires and staff Samoa's National Emergency Operations Centre says the damaging impact of Cyclone Evan is as severe as the...
Updated 14 December 2012, 11:54 AEST The UN Emergency Assistance Office is getting some information out of Samoa. Greg Grimsich from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Updated 14 December 2012, 11:59 AEST Cyclone Evan, a category two storm pounded Upolu the main island of Samoa for much of yesterday afternoon. Heavy rain caused flooding, and winds of up to 110...
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By NZ correspondent Dominique Schwartz, wires and staff Samoa has declared a state of emergency after Cyclone Evan ravaged the South Pacific nation, destroying buildings and causing flash floods. The...