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#OTD in 2018, #CycloneGITA reached peak strength as a powerful Category 4 #cyclone south of #Fiji.
Two days earlier, it became the most powerful cyclone on record to strike #Tonga, causing at least $250 million of damages as it devastated the island nation.
#CycloneGita left a trail of destruction across #Tonga. Homes, public buildings, and key infrastructure were badly damaged or destroyed.
ADB is working closely with development partners to coordinate support in the wake of disasters. https://t.co/M8ifxbIcnA
#TogetherWeDeliver
🍅 🎍 🌽 It's been a year since #CycloneGita damaged homes & crops on Eua in #Tonga. In response the local Red Cross branch started a veggie garden to support the elderly & people with a disability.
It's been one year since #CycloneGita affected communities around #Tonga, #Fiji and #Samoa. One silver (and foodie!) lining is this awesome veggie garden created by the Eua Branch of @TongaRedCross to help more vulnerable groups get back on their feet faster 🍆 🌶️ 🌽 🍅 !
It's a year since #CycloneGita barrelled through the #Pacific, affecting communities in #Samoa, #Tonga & #Fiji. And as it's still the midst of cyclone season, we are still working with communities to get prepared & closely watching the weather.
It is a year since #CycloneGita barrelled through the #Pacific, affecting communities in #Samoa, #Tonga & #Fiji.
After #CycloneGita in #Tonga, Rhema Misa used drama to teach others about the importance of #disability rights in #emergencies. “People find it easy to relate to the characters in a drama. Society is for everyone. We were all created on this one world.” #IDPD2018 @IPPF
11-year-old #RedCross volunteer Atelini worked hard alongside his mother to provide help after #CycloneGita swept through Tonga. #ThanksVolunteers 3 more days to #internationalvolunteerday 👏
LIVE: In 2018 alone, #CycloneGita in the Pacific, floods and #heatwaves in Japan, Hurricane Mangkhut in the Philippines and China, and other climate disasters, have left trails of loss and devastation - VP @bsantono #APAN2018
After #CycloneGita devastated #Tonga, midwives deployed from #Fiji helped women deliver safely, saving lives of mums & babies.
Just one example of cross-country collaboration in humanitarian crises presented by @iori_unfpa @ the Bali conference on #SouthSouthCooperation.
#Women at the helm of #cyclone #recovery efforts in #Tonga https://t.co/YKoDIMvd5O @UN_Women #TropicalCyclone #CycloneGita #WomenLead #Women4Climate #WomenInDisasterRecovery
#CycloneGita storm reveals that buoyant material can disperse very rapidly across the ocean. Fiordland to Dunedin in a matter of days! #kelp
https://t.co/QCCpL8Szl5
We are celebrating #WorldHumanitarianDay through the @UNOCHA_Pacific #HumanitarianHeroes photo exhibition featuring Dr Tomoko & Dr Rania who led the @UNFPAPacific team in delivering lifesaving #SRH services in Tonga for #CycloneGita response this year! https://t.co/VUYJWdY1QA
During emergencies we provide healthcare and vital information. We conduct separate sessions for men, women and youth, so everyone is comfortable asking questions about sexual and reproductive health. #CycloneGita #SRHR
https://t.co/195lTPECPh
18-year-old Jassie doesn't let a cyclone get her down. Jassie lives on Eua island, #Tonga, where @TongaRedCross have been providing relief items for people affected by #CycloneGita. #TBT
Four months after #CycloneGita Oxfam is still in #Tonga for long-term recovery w local partner TNYC. Gita devastated vital food sources - coconuts, bananas, root crops - Oxfam is growing seedlings & distributing seeds to farmers who lost their livelihoods: https://t.co/SRCpCTRLqp
#CycloneGita destroyed homes, farming land and livelihoods in #Tonga. Pleased @DFAT with @CAREAustralia was able to deliver emergency aid & recovery support #WeAreTheTropics
#AustralianAid is helping with recovery projects in #Tonga after #CycloneGita, including by repairing rainwater harvesting systems @CAREAustralia
When #HMNZSOtago was diverted from Napier & placed on standby for #CycloneGita, those who bought tickets to a cancelled function on the ship donated the money to Tonga. Thanks to Napier & our Navy, four water tanks were sent to schools in disrepair from the Cyclone.
#Force4Good
Malo from #Tonga where I'm catching up with Tonga Red Cross, three months on from #CycloneGita. Media get in touch for updates.
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