The New Caledonian government has reimbursed hundreds of farmers for losses caused by Cyclone Cook in April.
NASA took this image of Cyclone Cook moving past New Caledonia. Photo: NASA / NOAA
It has released $US3.5 million to an insurance scheme which assisted more than 600 growers in the central part of the main island after it was hit by the category 3 storm.
The cyclone wiped out entire crops and wrecked irrigation systems.
Days after the cyclone, the president Philippe Germain released $US1,000,000, which meant that 23 communities each received about $US4500 for urgent repairs.
In February, New Caledonia's agriculture sector had already been badly affected by unusually heavy rain.
