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Waves and scattered debris wash up along the coast after Cyclone Pam hit the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on March 14, 2015 in this handout photo from UNICEF Pacific. In a video diary filed from Port Vila, Vanuatus capital,��.
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Red Cross says it is also working with the Vanuatu government to fly over affected areas to fully assess the extent of the damage to plan aid operations. Australian Red Cross head of international programs Peter Walton said there was widespread damage .
Vanuatu president calls for help after cyclone destruction.
Vanuatus President Baldwin Lonsdale has called for international help after Cyclone Pam ripped through the Pacific archipelago. Describing it as a. ���A disaster of this magnitude has not been experienced by Vanuatu in recent history ��� particularly in terms of the reach of the potential damage and the ferocity of the storm,��� said Sune Gudnitz, head of the agencys Pacific office. An upturned. Devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, 14 March 2015 A complete��.
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LONDON, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A massive storm is bearing down on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, bringing with it gusts of up to 240 kilometres (150 miles) per hour and putting nearly 250,000 people at risk, aid agencies said on.
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Communication and power lines remained down across much of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu as fears were growing of a dramatic death toll ��� two days after an extremely powerful cyclone began tearing through. At least eight people were confirmed .
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Thomson Reuters Posted: Mar 14, 2015 5:39 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 14, 2015 12:14 PM ET. Here, Cyclone Pam. One of the Pacific Oceans most powerful storms ever devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees.
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Firefighters in California were grappling with devastating conditions on Sunday as triple-digit temperatures and multiple wildfires swept over the state. In.. -Mel H. Bailey and Hallie Jackson, with Reuters. California Firefighters. Waves and scattered debris wash up along the coast after Cyclone Pam hit the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on March 14, 2015 in this handout photo from UNICEF Pacific. advertisement. Category Five Cyclone Heads Towards Vanuatu��.
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A devastating tropical cyclone has smashed into the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu and is believed to have caused widespread destruction, with fears Saturday that dozens of people may have died. People spent the night in makeshift shelters, the Red Cross Pacific regional head Aurelia Balpe told AFP, as Pam, packing winds of more than 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour, slammed into the island. The storm. Tobacco tax must help clear litter. March 13��.
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Cyclone Pam leaves complete devastation in Vanuatu.
. devastation: Dozens feared dead after cyclone rips through Vanuatu islands. AT least eight people have been killed after a powerful cyclone left complete devastation in the Vanuatu islands, according to aid officials.
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Aid heads for Vanuatu after devastating Pacific cyclone
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Communication and power lines remained down across much of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu as fears were growing of a dramatic death toll ��� two days after an extremely powerful cyclone began tearing through.
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(Reuters) ��� Major League Soccer newcomers Orlando City picked up their first league win after a 74th minute own goal from Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric gave them a 1-0 victory at BBVA Compass stadium on Friday. Orlando, who.. Cyclone Pam has slammed into the south Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu leaving complete devastation in its wake, aid agencies say. Houses in. First deaths confirmed after Tropical Cyclone Pam roars over VanuatuCNN
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SYDNEY, March 14 (Reuters) ��� Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated Pacific island nation, aid officials said on Saturday. At least one person has been confirmed dead in. ���We fear the worst,��� Sune Gudnitz, the regional head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said, speaking from Fiji. Gudnitz said the storms power was��.
More than 200,000 at risk as Cyclone Pam bears down on.
LONDON - A massive storm is bearing down on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, bringing with it gusts of up to 240 kilometers (150 miles) per hour and putting nearly 250000 people at risk, aid agencies said on Friday.. very high death toll but also an enormous amount of destruction and devastation, Sune Gudnitz, head of the Pacific office at UNOCHA, the UNs emergency relief arm, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from nearby Fiji, which is also bracing for��.
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(Reuters) ��� Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated Pacific island nation, aid officials said on Saturday. Posted on. GUIUAN, Philippines (AP) ��� French President Francois Hollande on Friday took his warning about the need for funds for a landmark climate deal to a central Philippine town that was devastated by a killer typhoon in 2013. Posted on��.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) ��� One of the Pacific Oceans most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and killing at least eight people with the toll set to rise, aid officials said.. New Zealand (AP) ��� Residents in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu hunkered in emergency shelters for a second straight night Saturday after venturing out to find their homes damaged or blown away by the powerful storm, aid workers said.