[PDF-members] Update #1 - TC Yasa and TC Zazu
Mataafa Faatino Utumapu
manager.nola at nola.org.ws
Wed Dec 23 13:42:33 MST 2020
Our prayers are with you all in this difficult time. We are trying to restore our systems
From: Melton Paka Tauetia [mailto:fusialofa.gm at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 December 2020 8:35 PM
To: Mataafa Faatino Utumapu <manager.nola at nola.org.ws>
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Subject: Re: Update #1 - TC Yasa and TC Zazu
Thank you for your support!
Our prayers to the homeless
Regards
On Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 16:03 Mataafa Faatino Utumapu, <manager.nola at nola.org.ws <mailto:manager.nola at nola.org.ws> > wrote:
Thanks for the updates
Prayers with you all
From: Laisa Vereti [mailto:Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org> ]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 December 2020 6:00 PM
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Subject: Re: Update #1 - TC Yasa and TC Zazu
Dear Board Members, Office Managers, DPO Colleagues & Friends,
Rainy greetings from Suva. I trust my email find you all in good health along with your families and members.
This email serves as a general update to all of us in regards to the two tropical cyclone mentioned above, circling our waters and expected to hit some of us very soon. Some of us may not be affected and not in the direct path of the cyclone, while others are preparing and bracing themselves for the worst.
As per the communication yesterday, here is an update with the latest for both cyclone.
TC Yasa
* As of 5am this morning, TC Yasa has intensified to a category 5 cyclone.
* TC Yasa is expected to hit the western side of Fiji tomorrow afternoon, that is the from the Yasawa group of islands and will reach Suva by Friday morning.
* It is expected that the cyclone will impact 55% of Fiji’s population
* Today, the EoC at the Fiji DPO complex was activated with the DPOs and Council secretariat organised into 3 teams of 8 to begin a 12 hour shift, starting at 7pm Fiji time today. The shift is on a rotational basis until Sunday evening, of which the situation will be assessed.
TC Zazu
* Has intensified to a category 2 cyclone.
* Is expected to impact Tonga, but most of all Niue
* It is expected that TC Zazu will hit Niue in the next 12 – 14hours.
* We have received visual image/photos of the situation on the ground.
The PDF secretariat, in particular, the PERU team (Manager, Regional Coordinator DRR, Regional Coordinator Climate Change) along with the Director Operations has formed the response team from PDF. Communications established via email and groups set up via social media for the following countries:
* Tuvalu and Kiribati
* Tonga
* Niue
* Fiji, Solomon Island, Vanuatu, PNG and Timor
* And the others to be set-up as well
The Secretariat continue to attend cluster meetings at the regional level to give an update from the Disability group and share information as well.
For those of us in the direct path of the cyclone – Fiji, Niue, Tonga, please take heed of your National Disaster Management Office advise and the weather bulletins issued. For the rest of us who may be affected one way of the other, please take note of your national weather bulletins and updates. Let’s all take extra precaution and ensure the safety of our families and members.
Let us keep each other in our prayers.
Stay safe everyone .
With warm regards,
Laisa
Laisa Vereti
Director Operations
Pacific Disability Forum | Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade
GPO Box 18458 Suva, Fiji
Phone (landline): (+679) 7730200, 3312008
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From: Laisa Vereti <Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org> >
Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 at 15:32
To: Mataiti Mataiti <cindc-mataiti at hotmail.com <mailto:cindc-mataiti at hotmail.com> >, Cook Islands National Disability Council <cindc.rarotonga at gmail.com <mailto:cindc.rarotonga at gmail.com> >, "fdpfoffice at fdpf.org <mailto:fdpfoffice at fdpf.org> " <fdpfoffice at fdpf.org <mailto:fdpfoffice at fdpf.org> >, "lanietatuimabu at fdpf.org <mailto:lanietatuimabu at fdpf.org> " <lanietatuimabu at fdpf.org <mailto:lanietatuimabu at fdpf.org> >, 'Sera Osborne' <psa.fiji at gmail.com <mailto:psa.fiji at gmail.com> >, PSA Finance <psa.4finance at gmail.com <mailto:psa.4finance at gmail.com> >, "fadcommunications at gmail.com <mailto:fadcommunications at gmail.com> " <fadcommunications at gmail.com <mailto:fadcommunications at gmail.com> >, 'Fiji Association of the Deaf' <fijideaf at connect.com.fj <mailto:fijideaf at connect.com.fj> >, 'Spinal Injury Association of Fiji' <spinalinjuryfiji at gmail.com <mailto:spinalinjuryfiji at gmail.com> >, 'Mere Roden' <mereroden.siafiji at gmail.com <mailto:mereroden.siafiji at gmail.com> >, Anaseini Vakaidia <ubp at connect.com.fj <mailto:ubp at connect.com.fj> >, 'Ana Vakaidia' <ancyvakaidia at gmail.com <mailto:ancyvakaidia at gmail.com> >, Te Toa Matoa <tetoamatoak at gmail.com <mailto:tetoamatoak at gmail.com> >, 'Chand' <chand at connect.com.fj <mailto:chand at connect.com.fj> >, Tekamangu Bwauira <tekbwauira01 at gmail.com <mailto:tekbwauira01 at gmail.com> >, 'pui hopotoa' <hopotoa at yahoo.com <mailto:hopotoa at yahoo.com> >, Henry Phillip <hphillip8 at gmail.com <mailto:hphillip8 at gmail.com> >, Nelbert Perez <nperez59 at gmail.com <mailto:nperez59 at gmail.com> >, Riddell Akua <akuariddell at gmail.com <mailto:akuariddell at gmail.com> >, KANJEN KUMTAK <kkmidpo at gmail.com <mailto:kkmidpo at gmail.com> >, Jacqueline Garoau <jgaroau at gmail.com <mailto:jgaroau at gmail.com> >, "rosstito143 at gmail.com <mailto:rosstito143 at gmail.com> " <rosstito143 at gmail.com <mailto:rosstito143 at gmail.com> >, tessnobuo <tessnobuo at gmail.com <mailto:tessnobuo at gmail.com> >, Nolan Rebluud <nirebluud17 at gmail.com <mailto:nirebluud17 at gmail.com> >, Jenilee Sokau <jsokau.js at gmail.com <mailto:jsokau.js at gmail.com> >, Elizabeth Ikertang <eikertang at gmail.com <mailto:eikertang at gmail.com> >, Villaney Remengesau <lanysmile85 at gmail.com <mailto:lanysmile85 at gmail.com> >, Faatino Utumapu <tino.mutumapu at gmail.com <mailto:tino.mutumapu at gmail.com> >, Manager Nola <manager.nola at nola.org.ws <mailto:manager.nola at nola.org.ws> >, Davis Luabolana <pwdsimanager at gmail.com <mailto:pwdsimanager at gmail.com> >, Tonga Tnvia <tnvia.tonga at gmail.com <mailto:tnvia.tonga at gmail.com> >, "mr.ofa.leka at gmail.com <mailto:mr.ofa.leka at gmail.com> " <mr.ofa.leka at gmail.com <mailto:mr.ofa.leka at gmail.com> >, Katoanga Lokotui <kalokotui at gmail.com <mailto:kalokotui at gmail.com> >, Nata Alamaite Tonga <alamaite_tonga at yahoo.com <mailto:alamaite_tonga at yahoo.com> >, Women Disability Nata <disabilitynatawomen at yahoo.com <mailto:disabilitynatawomen at yahoo.com> >, Melton Paka Tauetia <fusialofa.gm at gmail.com <mailto:fusialofa.gm at gmail.com> >, 'Kaleopa Tinilau' <ktinilau at gmail.com <mailto:ktinilau at gmail.com> >, "calebn.vdpa at gmail.com <mailto:calebn.vdpa at gmail.com> " <calebn.vdpa at gmail.com <mailto:calebn.vdpa at gmail.com> >, 'Elesi Aditila' <eaditila at gmail.com <mailto:eaditila at gmail.com> >, Latoa Halatau <la at visionpacific.org.nz <mailto:la at visionpacific.org.nz> >, Tewai Halatau <tewai at visionpacific.org.nz <mailto:tewai at visionpacific.org.nz> >, Jacqueline Garoau <jgaroau at gmail.com <mailto:jgaroau at gmail.com> >, Teweiariki Teaero <tevi.teaero at gmail.com <mailto:tevi.teaero at gmail.com> >, Feofaaki Leka <aki.leka.2018 at mail.com <mailto:aki.leka.2018 at mail.com> >, samantha_french2001 <samantha_french2001 at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:samantha_french2001 at yahoo.co.uk> >
Cc: Setareki Macanawai <Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org> >, Raveen Chand <Raveen.Chand at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Raveen.Chand at pacificdisability.org> >, Katabwena Tawaka <Katabwena.Tawaka at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Katabwena.Tawaka at pacificdisability.org> >, Angeline Chand <Angeline.Chand at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Angeline.Chand at pacificdisability.org> >, Simione Bula <Simione.Bula at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Simione.Bula at pacificdisability.org> >, Sainimili Tawake <Sainimili.Tawake at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Sainimili.Tawake at pacificdisability.org> >, Laisa Vereti <veretilaisa at gmail.com <mailto:veretilaisa at gmail.com> >, Nancy Queen <Nancy.Queen at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Nancy.Queen at pacificdisability.org> >
Subject: Re: Advisory - Cyclone Preparedness
Dear DPO Ofice Managers & PDF Board Members, Colleagues & Friends,
Warm Suva greeting from your secretariat and trust my email find you in good health with your team in the office as well as your families and members.
This email serves as an advisory and information on the above subject and a general pre-cautionary measure to all of us.
There are two cyclone roaming or circling our waters/ocean, i.e. TC Yasa and TC Zazu. Some of us/country will be in the direct path of either one of the cyclone or both cyclones. We urge you to listen in to your weather forecast, warnings etc by your local radio stations and adhere to your Disaster Management Office’s advisories. Those of us who are directly in the path of the cyclone plus the others who may be affected – Fiji, Tonga, Cook Island, Niue, Tuvalu, Samoa, Vanuatu and Solomon Island – we all must be in the preparedness mode and take heed of warning and be prepared.
If all our Office Managers can reach out to your members if it’s not done already.
Feel free to get intouch with PDF. The PERU Team are also copied in this email (Kata, Simi and Sai) for support in terms of advocacy messages or for general support.
Fiji is bracing itself for a category 5 cyclone-TC Yasa which is intensifying to a category by Thursday/Friday this week.
Let’s keep well, stay safe and keep each other in our prayers.
With kind regards from Suva,
Laisa
Laisa Vereti
Director Operations
Pacific Disability Forum | Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade
GPO Box 18458 Suva, Fiji
Phone (landline): (+679) 7730200, 3312008
Phone (mobile)/WhatsApp: (+679) 7519870 | Fax: (+679) 3310469
Email: Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org <mailto:Laisa.Vereti at pacificdisability.org>
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