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Cyclone Winston, Feb 2016 - Coggle Diagram
Cyclone Winston, Feb 2016
Facts
Fiji has population of 860,000, ranked 90th for development
Cat 5 hurricane, 230 km/h winds
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caused by warm waters over the Pacific (created by El Nino), & Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO): an eastward moving disturbance of clouds, rainfall, winds and pressure that moves through the tropics
Primary effects
strong winds flattened houses, tore down power lines, destroyed agricultural crops
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40,000 homes destroyed/ damaged
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catastrophic destruction in Kade Village, Koro island where many schools/ buildings destroyed
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Secondary effects
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Aid organisations were not able to contact each other easily as mobile phones/ landlines were affected --> uncoordinated response?
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Fisheries had severe damage to boats and fishing equipment, limiting the amount of fish available in local markets and affecting fishing family's food security
affected families urgently needed food & agricultural assistance (seeds, farming equipment etc) to avoid food shortages & quickly replant crops
Short term responses
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packages delivered to stores to help those in evacuation centres/ displaced: provided access to safe drinking water & basic hygeine
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The Fiji Government, Fiji Red Cross Society, UN agencies and NGOs all provided aid
Fiji Government led the response and National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) helped by activating national/divisions Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs)
Distribution of seedling, tarpaulin & shelter kits and a top-up of food vouchers
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Long term responses
Fijian government provided $9 million in support for over 40,000 families for reconstruction (Feb)
April: government launched 'Help for Homes' to help low-income families that couldn't afford to reconstruct - FJD$70M
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Australia, France and New Zealand (under the FRANZ agreement 1992) pledged to support relief operations in South Pacific nations affected by natural disasters
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China, India, South Korea, the EU, Asian Development Bank and the UN helped with international aid too
Post-hazard management
Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) carried out by government to calculate damages: FJD$65M for recovery and FJD$96M for reconstruction
CARE and the local partner Live & Learn have restored water supplies and helped communities replant fast-growing crop
recovery programmes focus on good quality agricultural inputs (seeds, tree seedlings) and animal restocking
Plan International Australia worked with Partners in Community Development Fiji (PCDF): help villages form Community Disaster Management Committees; analyse disaster risks; track cyclones using coordinates over radio; Conduct simulation exercises to practice what to do in the event of an emergency