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Fijians in Christchurch are safe says the Fiji High Commission in Wellington. And reports of loss of life reported by some media organisations are untrue and baseless.Ministry Of Information
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Friday, February 25th 2011, No: 494/MOI) Fijians Safe in Christchurch
Fijians in Christchurch are safe says the Fiji High Commission in Wellington.
And reports of loss of life reported by some media organisations are untrue and baseless.
First Secretary Ms Mere Tora has been in regular contact with community leaders, who have established that while some properties were damaged there is no injury or loss of life.
“The death of eight Fijians as reported in a Fiji news site yesterday is false as verified by the Wellington Hospital authorities,” she said.
On the welfare of Fijians in Christchurch, she said the New Zealand Government has committed a substantial amount of resources to the rescue and recovery operations and Fijians as Canterbrians were assured of assistance.
She has also been told by members of the community that they were looking out for one another and there was a real sense of care and comradeship amongst them
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I do not think we can say with certainty that none of the missing persons are Fijians- over 200 are still misssing and unaccounted for. Unless this is established, nobody can say that the report about Fijian deaths is false. I think in this sesitive times, media should exercise restraint