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Australia's military air evacuation in Afghanistan was one of the largest humanitarian airlift operations in our history. Australia evacuated around 4,100 people on 32 flights from Kabul between 18 and 26 August 2021. The evacuation involved hundreds of Australian Defence Force personnel and government officials working together on the ground in Afghanistan, in Canberra and in the United Arab Emirates

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Tropical Cyclone Yasa made landfall on Fiji's main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu as a Category 5 cyclone on 17 December 2020.

Damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in Nabouwalu, Bua.
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Australia and Papua New Guinea share a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship, reaffirmed by the PNG-Australian Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP). Australia is concerned about the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 situation in PNG and is providing significant support for PNG’s response.

Two Australian medical specialists stand next to a Papua New Guinea frontline worker, presenting a box that contains an inline suction device for the Port Moresby General Hospital.
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Australia supported the people of Lebanon to respond to the devastating impact of the major explosions that occurred at Beirut Port on 4 August 2020.

A man wearing a mask walks through the streets of Beirut, with damaged buildings and cars in the background.
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For the third time since September 2017, the Manaro Voui volcano on Vanuatu's Ambae Island has produced thick ash fall and gas emissions. The latest cycle of eruptions has blanketed the island with ash, including in areas not previously impacted. Many parts of the island are uninhabitable due to the impact on housing, crops and water sources. The Government of Vanuatu declared a state of emergency on 12 April 2018.

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In 2016, the Australian Government worked closely with the Fiji Government to provide immediate assistance to over 200,000 men, women and children.

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In May 2016 Sri Lanka was hit by severe weather that caused widespread flooding and deadly landslides. More than 100 people were killed by the disaster, which affected 24 of Sri Lanka's 25 districts.

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