BY ALICE T CAMPBELL
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has announced that Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) in Western Province is stepping up its response to Tropical Cyclone Maila.
Initial Damage Assessment (IDA) teams have been deployed to Simbo, Rannonga, and Vella Islands, with data collection underway, a statement from the NDMO yesterday said.
Relief supplies are being distributed as logistics teams manage warehousing, transport, and coordination with partners including the Solomon Islands Red Cross, World Vision, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Health teams continue providing outpatient and ward services, while infrastructure repairs have been carried out at the PEOC building in Gizo, NDMO said.
Challenges such as shortages of equipment, network and power issues, and limited health staff remain.
Despite this, the PEOC plans to send more assessment teams and deliver additional relief supplies in the coming days.
A State of Disaster declared on April 10 for Western and Choiseul Provinces remains in effect.
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