abil itation ▁of ▁infrastr ucture . ▁Medical ▁supplies ▁and ▁personnel ▁were ▁later ▁deployed ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization . ▁In ▁early ▁March , ▁a ▁relief ▁fund ▁based ▁on ▁don ations ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Committee ▁on ▁Rel ief ▁to ▁provide ▁US $ 2 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁families ▁impact ed ▁by ▁the ▁storm . ▁About ▁ 1 8 0 ▁people ▁were ▁given ▁assistance ▁in ▁re building ▁their ▁homes ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁World ▁Service ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁As ▁food ▁short ages ▁became ▁severe ▁in ▁April , ▁emer gency ▁supplies ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁out lying ▁N iu as ▁islands ▁of ▁T ong a . ▁In ▁May , ▁US $ 5 . 8 5   mill ion ▁was ▁approved ▁for ▁emer gency ▁funds ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁infrastr uct ural ▁re h abil itation . ▁ ▁V ava ' u ▁suffered ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁decrease ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁exports ▁due ▁to ▁W aka , ▁dro pping ▁ 8 6 . 5 % ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Despite ▁substantial ▁agricult ural ▁losses , ▁the ▁sector ▁ended ▁up ▁expand ing ▁roughly ▁ 2 % ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁overall ▁economy ▁grew ▁by ▁ 2 . 9 %. ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁damage ▁wr ought ▁by ▁the ▁cy clone , ▁the ▁World ▁Meteor ological ▁Organ ization ▁retired ▁the ▁name ▁W aka ▁following ▁its ▁using . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0