Updated: 8:15am – The category three storm hit the island hard on Tuesday afternoon destroying houses, uprooting trees and sinking boats.
One of the owners of the Matava Resort on the south of the island, Luke Kerchevale, said the surrounding villages are in really bad shape.
He said there are only a handful of resorts on the island but they are all putting together some money to try and help out.
“We spoke to the villages at the moment their main priority is roofing and timber and they will just get to work on putting rooves back up and just getting shelter for now,” he said.
“But the next big step is going to be food because all the food crops cash crops pretty much everything has been wiped out. So while there is fruit and things on the ground at the moment once that is all finished food will be a bit of an issue.”
Luke Kerchevale said on their side of the island water was not that much of an issue because most villages have access to natural rock springs.
Damage on Kandavu after Cyclone Keni Photo: Supplied/ Matava Resort
