A WHO staff member was seconded to the team to cover water and sanitation aspects. An FAO operations officer participated in the assessment providing expertise for the agriculture sector. The Western sides of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Yasawa groups and all small adjoining islands are the worst hit regions, with 90 per cent of the population receiving food and water rations. Eastern Vanua has food to eat but the main cash crops yaqona and dalo have had damages ranging from 60-90 per cent. The Eastern Division is having water problems but crops have survived and the ground remains cultivable.
People can still source income from the sea.
Coconut trees grown on coastal swamps are dying. Overall about 75 per cent of Fiji is affected and the drought is still spreading. Rural water supply 4. This is a key concern across sectors, especially education where there is a concentrated need and a higher risk of contagion. Rains are providing some relief, but there are insufficient storage tanks.