ALL villagers in Lau that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Ula will be given assistance.

This was the confirmation given by the divisional planning officer for the Eastern Division, Eliki Masa, yesterday.

“At the moment, we have initial reports that 1762 villagers were affected,” said Mr Masa, adding that the most affected were those on Kabara and Komo.

“In Kabara and Komo, there are 815 villagers, 580 in Ono-i-Lau and Vatoa, and 367 in Fulaga and Ogea.”

He said all reports of damage and of those needing assistance would be verified during this trip.

It was earlier reported that a report would be submitted to the National Disaster Management Council before the end of this month after all the assessments and verifications were completed.