Nigel Skeggs, President of Sea Mercy Fiji, has an
office set up in the National Disaster Management Centre with direct access
to the Aid coordination team and the Commissioner Western. All government
departments are located under this one roof and Commissioner Eastern has
given his full support to Sea Mercy.
Yacht Skabenger departed Denarau for Makogai island
Wednesday 24 Feb at 14:00. Fully loaded with food, hardware and meds. ETA
Makogai 48hrs.
Most of the directly impacted
islands experienced a major tidal storm surge after the cyclone passed. Which
means that all debris, pots and pans, clothing, food, etc were all washed out
to sea and they have been left with nothing. In the provisioning of the first
2 boats we have completely emptied our donated goods.
Vinaka vaka levu for those who
have donated goods, time and money so far, we really believe that this Sea
Mercy mission will make a world of difference to those living in remote
islands.
Susan
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Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji in February of 2016. Sea Mercy was immediately ready to respond and was tasked by the government with Disaster Response and Recovery for the remote islands in the Lau Group. The information in this blog will keep you up-to-date on our actions and their impact on the communities we are helping. Your continued support will be essential during the long-term recovery process so we will also list current donation and volunteer opportunities here. Thank you!!
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
SEA MERCY UPDATE - Wednesday, 24 Feb 2016 from Susan Skeggs, Sea Mercy Fiji
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