Vanuatu drought

Vanuatu Government donates water and food to North Efate and Aniwa

LC Tiwi Trader arrived at Aniwa yesterday with 900 bags of 25kg rice, 2,000 cartons of Vanuatu water, diesel and a battery for the desalination machine to produce water.

Two officers from the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) accompanied the relief supplies on board LC Tiwi Trader to Aniwa.

The National Emergency Operation Centre confirms that officers from the Department of Water are also expected to travel to Aniwa to ensure the desalination machine is operational.

Text messages prepare Vanuatu for drought

A text messaging system which helped communities in Vanuatu recover from the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Pam, is also helping communities to prepare for the next potential drought disaster with the impending El Nino.