Fiji flooding with Rotary on the spot

From the NGO Disaster Relief (NDRF) web site:

NDRF agencies are responding to the crisis in a variety of ways

Rotary NZ

Photo taken from Stuff.co.nz.  A roundabout in Denarau, Fiji.
Vikki Allan.

In the past week, over a thousand people in areas devastated by floods in Nadi, Lautoka, and Ba have received assistance from Rotary Clubs in Fiji. 120 Emergency Response Kits (ERK’s) worth about FJ$90,000, and about 400 food packs worth about FJ$14,000 have been distributed so far. Each food pack contains basic food items to last a family of four for a week. Over 400 pieces of clothing has also been distributed.

Assistant District Governor, Shaheen Asgar says “Rotary teams in Nadi and Lautoka have done a fantastic job to bring relief to hundreds of families whose lives have been devastated by the floods. There is still a great deal more work to be done, and Rotary in Fiji with the support of New Zealanders are accepting the challenge.”

Rotary in Fiji is currently exploring what it can do to reduce the amount of people and municipalities adversely affected by floods in the long term.
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Rotary assists 1000 victims

ROTARY clubs have assisted more than 1000 people in flood-affected areas in the Western Division.

The clubs gave out 120 emergency response kits worth about $90,000 and about 400 food packs worth about $14,000 to affected families in Nadi, Lautoka and Ba.

Apart from food packs which will last a family of four for about one week, Rotary clubs also distributed clothes.

A statement from Rotary International said Rotary Club of Lautoka president Rick Eyre and Rotary Club of Nadi president Sanjit Patel and their club members had been working hard to assess needs for assistance and to get the supplies to the needy.

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