Vanuatu appeals for aid after Cyclone Pam destruction
- 9 years ago
There are reports of “utter devastation” on the outer islands of Vanuatu after the massive Cyclone Pam that tore through the South Pacific nation at the weekend.
Government and relief agencies are struggling to establish contact with isolated areas.
Red Cross reports “utter devastation” on southern island of Tanna with most homes destroyed. #vanuatu 4/5— Australian Red Cross (@RedCrossAU) March 16, 2015
With the official number of eight dead and 20 injured looking certain to rise, Vanuatu is appealing for help.
“People haven’t still come through yet. Still got weariness. Have emotional feelings. But it will take time before they can lift up. The people of the Republic of Vanuatu they need humanitarian assistance at the moment,” said the President of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale.
Cyclone Pam is set to be one of the Pacific’s worst ever natural disasters.
It has been compared in strength to Typhoon Haiyan that ravaged the Philippines.
The capital Port Vila with its population
Government and relief agencies are struggling to establish contact with isolated areas.
Red Cross reports “utter devastation” on southern island of Tanna with most homes destroyed. #vanuatu 4/5— Australian Red Cross (@RedCrossAU) March 16, 2015
With the official number of eight dead and 20 injured looking certain to rise, Vanuatu is appealing for help.
“People haven’t still come through yet. Still got weariness. Have emotional feelings. But it will take time before they can lift up. The people of the Republic of Vanuatu they need humanitarian assistance at the moment,” said the President of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale.
Cyclone Pam is set to be one of the Pacific’s worst ever natural disasters.
It has been compared in strength to Typhoon Haiyan that ravaged the Philippines.
The capital Port Vila with its population