Loloma Team in Middle of Fiji's Worst Flooding
by Bob Sykes
On January 8th members from the Loloma Foundation 2009 team began arriving in Fiji to clear our container through customs and prepare for the arrival of the rest of the group that would number 14 for the Loloma Foundation's first medical mission in 2009. They did not expect the nearly five feet of rain and devastating floods that were to meet them.
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The Chaos of the Storm
Notes from the edge of the world
by Linda Kwasny
Things have been challenging here. The weather has been horrendous. We arrived to have a tropical depression dump 5 feet of rain on Nadi. It took 6 hours for me to get to Nausori. Lance arrived later. Yesterday, Phil came in and it took them 11 hours to get to Suva. There is another tropical depression that is slated to hit the western side which is the Yasawa group.
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Notes from Vuniwai
Medical Director describes the first week of trip
by Dr. P. Lance Hendricks
The rain stopped yesterday. We almost didn't get out of Nadi to Suva last weekend. I was to give a resuscitation talk on Tavarua last Saturday but we couldn't get out to the island. We started the conference at the Westin Hotel in Denarau in the Nadi area. Saiyad (Tavarua Taxis) drove me to the hotel but had to send one of the large local buses with a snorkel to get back across the road flooded by the Nadi river. The river was chest high and flowing heavily. It took over an hour to go the three kilometers! The flights to Suva that evening were canceled but I managed to get to Suva the next morning in time to meet Linda and Beato and Joseph.
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Damage will take years to Repair
Loloma's long time partner describes flood situation
by Sister Patricia McLaughlin
Where to start? Damage to roads will take years to repair,it is so bad in the West that many people will not be able to return to their homes,schools or place of work because of the condition to roads.
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Fundraising Helps Schools, Children, Flood Victims
Rummage Sales Raise Needed Relief Funds
by Allison Batlin
We are currently in Suva and have finished the first rummage sale with Sister Patricia. All went very good. 20% went to flood victims in Yasawa Islands for purchasing food as all crops have been ruined and they are without any food to speak of. 40% went to flooring the basement of the church and 40% went to school fees for those who would otherwise not be able to attend. We raised over $6000 Fijian dollars. Tomorrow we start Beato's 2 day sale, 20% again going to flood victims' food, 80% going to completing the library.
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