Relief Supplies

According to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) one person was killed and 26 others injured by the category four cyclone which also destroyed more than 2000 homes.

The NDMO director Vasiti Soko said TC Harold forced hundreds of families to flee their homes with over 1500 people still sheltering in evacuation centres across Fiji's central, eastern and western divisions.

Ms Soko said relief teams were distributing food, shelter kits and medical supplies while continuing their disaster assessments in the remote islands.

About two-thirds of the communication has been restored in Upolu and Savaii and work is ongoing at pace to restore all services in Samoa.

Additionally, public charging stations have been deployed across multiple sites so that customers can power their phones and connect with families and friends at home and abroad. Locations of charging stations are being communicated via the Digicel Samoa Facebook page and via the radio stations.

Relief supplies were packed by staff and are being distributed to heavily affected areas.