Fiji Braces for Cyclone Evan as Australia Offers Aid Supplies [1]

Bloomberg - 12/15/12, Adam Haigh

Fiji [2], an island chain in the South Pacific, is bracing for the arrival of tropical cyclone Evan which left two people dead and 3,000 in temporary accommodation in Samoa [3] earlier this week.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Bob Carr offered personnel and aid supplies to assist recovery in both countries, with the Australian Civilian Corps. currently on standby, according to an e-mailed statement from his office yesterday. New Zealand will give NZ$50,000 ($42,335) in aid to Samoa, including search assistance for missing fishermen, Radio New Zealand reported on its website.

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