Two teams were deployed to Vatulele, Yanuca, Yasawa, Mamanuca and Malolo to cart water to affected communities in those maritime islands.
Yesterday alone, the Ministry of Rural ad Maritime Development and Disaster Management said the team onboard the MV Vunilagi distributed 97,860 litres of water to communities affected by the prolonged dry weather in Yasawa.
These included Ratu Meli Memorial Primary School, Yasawa North Secondary School, Nacula Police Post and nursing station.
Ratu Meli Memorial Primary School manager Isoa Drekelili said the water tank at the school had almost dried up when the water carting team arrived on the island.
“We are very thankful and happy that the ministry’s team is here to bring us water, it will assist us a lot. The school has been faced with difficulties because water was running out quickly as a result of this dry spell,” Mr Drekelili was quoted saying in a statement from the ministry.
“I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the school committee, the Yavusa o Drola and everyone here to thank Government for thinking about us and the students here and coming out to deliver water to us today.”
The team distributed water to Yaqeta Primary School, Somosomo Primary School and the nursing station.
Meanwhile, the MV Vatulawa returned to Suva Tuesday to refill water tanks before travelling to Vatulele to cart water to the four villages on the island.
The team has completed carting water to villages on Yanuca, having distributed more than 100,000litres of water.
For the Northern Division, the ministry – through the Office of the Commissioner Northern Division – has also started carting water to some of affected areas on Vanua Levu last week.
