Monday 2 April 2012

Fiji Floods - news on 3 April

Update:  Western Division 12.30pm Tuesday 3 April 2012

Rotary has been distributing food to specific centres and areas having been directed by DISMAC to do so.

In the main the distribution until today has been food.

The food packs support a family of 4 for up to one week.

Emergency Response Kits (ERK’s) distribution has now commenced in earnest to those areas not previously accessible by road.

Distribution is being managed using the template established in January.

Distribution to evacuation centres as follows:

Food packs to following schools 530 in total (larger families given more than one pack)

Nadi
Andrews Primary School                                                158 families
Nadi Muslim                                                                    60 families
PWD depot Navakai                                                        12 families

Lautoka
Lovu Sangam School                                                    28 families
Vitogo District School                                                   18 families
Vitogo Hall                                                                    12 families
Vitogo village Centre #2                                                    6 families
Drasa Muslim Primary                                                     20 families
Drasa Primary School                                                       3 families
Private house behind Drasa Primary School                      3 families
Lautoka Primary School                                                  22 families

ERKs distribution commenced today

Sigatoka – (today 03/04)

Semo Village                                                    50 ERKs
                                                                        20 food packs
Emuri village –                                                  10 ERKs
Indications are that over next few days our ERKs stocks may be exhausted.
Prior to :   788 in Lautoka, 141 Suva
260 ERK’s have been signed out from  Lautoka. today
In addition clothing has been called for and 22 large cartons held in Lautoka have been distributed.

Rotary New Zealand is funding food parcels.

Rotary New Zealand will replenish ERK’s stock.

Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Lautoka distributing food parcels.  $40  feeds a family of 4 for one week.