Close to 60 schools in different divisions sustained severe damages from TC Harold

The Ministry of Education estimates that close to 60 schools in different divisions sustained severe or partial damages from Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Tailevu North College suffered major damages while Namalata District School and Queen Victoria School had minor damages.

Bhawani Dayal Arya College also suffered some damages.

In Kadavu, a total of 33 schools have suffered severe and minor damages.

In Southern Lau, 11 schools have suffered some damages.

The Ministry of Education is working on their response plan.

The National Disaster Management Office says they will get detailed assessments from the ground in the next few days.