Task Group 412 consists of 45 military personnel and four civilians from the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) and Tonga Red Cross, led by Commander Heiss Fonohema and Mafua Maka of NEMO.
Matangi Tonga reports they are based on two Tongan Navy vessels, the Pacific class patrol boat VOEA Pangai and VOEA Late, landing craft in support of Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office, at Vanua Balavu.
Commander Fonohema said water remained in critical demand and better shelters for the majority of the population are needed.