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Vanuatu People Living With Impacts Of Cyclones A Month On

Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on govern­ment for basic necessities and still lack access to clean water sources almost a month after severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin made landfall.
05 Apr 2023 18:45
Vanuatu People Living With Impacts Of Cyclones A Month On
Frederica Atavi (right) with her son and husband Tom, feels the post-cyclone response has been slow. Photo: RNZ

Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on govern­ment for basic necessities and still lack access to clean water sources almost a month after severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin made landfall.

Sisead Village community coun­cil chairman Paul Fred in Port Vila lives in one of the many homes in which residents do not have water seeping into the house because of a tarpaulin handed out in aid that lines his corrugated tin roof.

“To accept two cyclones within a week, it’s unexplainable. We’ve never experienced two cyclones like this one,” Fred told RNZ Pacific.

 

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Source: RNZ

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