Simione Tuvuki 
Almost three years after their displacement, the women of Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata are beginning to fear for their security and safety.
This is as most of the tents that they are living in have deteriorated as they have been damaged by extreme weather conditions.
Women’s Club Representative, Mereseini Roqica says they are sleep-deprived, as they worry about the security and safety of their children and family.
“It is almost three years since we were displaced, and the tents we are in have started to wear out, and we cannot even zip their windows and doors now. We are sleep deprived, as we are always watching over our children and family throughout the day and night from the risks that exist for us and the temporary structures.”
Roqica has called for urgent intervention by the government and stakeholders in their relocation.
“We are asking … if the government cannot provide new tents, if they can relocate us to a temporary village site – a settlement … so, there is security and safety for our children and family.”
Village Headman, Viliame Naibono says their relocation plan is progressing, but has requested the government and stakeholders to expedite the processes.
About 60 families from Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata are still living in tents.
This is at a local church compound close to their old village site, which is uninhabitable after it sustained a landslip during Tropical Cyclone Yasa in 2020.
