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Cyclone Winston, Fiji, 2016 (Impacts (Food prices increased dramatically…
Cyclone Winston, Fiji, 2016
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Impacts
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over 40,000 homes were damaged or destroyed
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aprox 80% of population lost power due to extremely strong winds, which brought down trees and power lines
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250, 000 people in need of water and sanitation
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Short term responses
provision of shelter, food, water and medicine top priority
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After 2 days, international airport reopened
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after 2 weeks, school reopened
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Prior response
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landfall, monitoring and forecasting
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Long term responses
In april 2016, government launched 'Help for Homes' - house-building progam for low-income families unable to afford reconstruction costs
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Feb 2016, Fijjian Gov supplied $9 mill financial support to over 40,000 families to help in reconstruction
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Australia provided immediate relief = $3.6 mill and sent emergency personnel to support recovery and reconstruction
International aid from CHina, India, South Korea, EU and UN
Many charities and NGO's raised money for people affected by the disaster incl international red cross and Oxfam
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