Harvests Will Take Time To Recover After Cyclones
Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change warns “there’s going to be a lot of hardship” for people waiting for their crops to grow back as dry rations are distributed to communities.
24 Mar 2023 19:30
Relief workers and soldiers load aid to Vanuatu after the devastation of cyclones Judy and Kelvin.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change warns “there’s going to be a lot of hardship” for people waiting for their crops to grow back as dry rations are distributed to communities.
Ralph Regenvanu said the main food push started in the middle of last week, with only a small amount of supplies being handed out in the immediate aftermath of the severe back-to-back cyclones.
He said there’s been logistical issues in getting the food distributed, but dry rations should reach everyone in the two worst affected provinces, Shefa and Tafea, by the end of this week.
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Source: RNZ Pacific
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