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$20m to rebuild Fiji schools, clinics

An extra $20 million in cyclone recovery assistance will help Fiji rebuild schools, medical clinics and sanitation services.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in a cyclone-damaged school in Fiji

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop surveys the damage caused by Cyclone Winston at the Penang Sangam primary school in the Fijian village of Rakiraki on March 14. Source: AAP

Australia will give $20 million to Fiji to help rebuild schools and medical clinics flattened after cyclone Winston.

The money will also go towards cleaning up water supplies and sanitation.

The last remaining Australian Defence Force personnel assisting with the cyclone recovery effort are due to leave Fiji within days.


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Source: AAP



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