Reports

The Disaster The total population affected by the drought in Fiji is estimated at 270,000 individuals. Many of these people are dependent on the sugar cane crop of which up to 50% cannot be harvested this year due to the…

Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 98/77 On September 14, 1998 the Executive Board concluded the Article IV consultation with Fiji. 1/ Background The Fiji economy continues to maintain macroeconomic stability and has benefited from several reform programs in the 1990s. However, GDP…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 98/0278 Fiji - Drought OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2 September 1998 Background 1. The current drought situation in Fiji, triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, was first highlighted as early as March 1997 by the Fiji Meteorological Office and…

The worst drought in the nation's history is occurring with dry conditions since last October. 28,000 households are affected, especially in the western Viti Levu sugar cane areas. It is expected that 10% of sugar producers will harvest no…

Part 1 - PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Natural Disaster Management Act, 1998. (2) This Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister and published in the Gazette.

Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0186 Situation 1. Between 31 March and 1 April 1998, the Tropical Cyclone Zuman hit the Banks Group in the Torba Province extending to Santo. The winds close to the centre of the cyclone ranged from 60…

OCHAGVA - 98/0181 Situation 1. From 21 - 23 March 1998, a tropical depression, which later developed into Tropical Cyclone Yali, made its passage over waters around the Vanuatu group of islands on a south easterly direction. Although the cyclone did…

ZUMAN STALLS OFF SANTO/MALAKULA RAINS CONTINUE WORRIES RISE FOR VILLAGES ON SANTO'S WEST COAST Cyclone Zuman continues a very slowly crawl to the west-southwest off the West Coast of Santo and Malakula. Light to heavy rain continues for much of both…

CYCLONE ZUMAN SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED AND MOVES AWAY FROM VANUATU DISASTER ASSESSMENTS UNDERWAY FOOD SITUATION WORSENS IN SOUTH FROM CYCLONE YALI Cyclone Zuman has finally started to pick up speed and move due west away from Vanuatu taking the last of…

NORTHERN VANUATU IN SERIOUS STATE AFTER SLOW MOVING CYCLONE CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE. SEVERE FLOODING AND MASS EVACUATIONS ON SANTO/ FIRST FATALITIES REPORTED. HELP NEEDED URGENTLY The situation on Santo has deteriorated rapidly in the last 12-24 hours as slow moving Cyclone…