Tataua Pefe, the secretary-general of Tuvalu’s Red Cross, said because of the lack of rainfall, residents would likely “be finishing up their rationed water.”
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully said his country was rushing to help as best it could, sending in defense force personnel to help with the crisis as well as delivering Red Cross supplies.
“Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency relating to water shortages in the capital, Funafuti, and a number of outer islands,” McCully said in a statement on the New Zealand Foreign Ministry site. “Two Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff on board, including our Wellington-based High Commissioner will remain in Tuvalu to help assess needs on the ground.”
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