Saturday, March 14, 2015

Monstrous Category 5 Cyclone Makes A Direct Hit On The Tiny State Of Vanuatu In The Pacific



Daily Mail: Massive cyclone rips across Vanuatu, killing 'at least 40 people and leaving thousands homeless' as it causes CATASTROPHIC destruction on the island nation

* Cyclone Pam has intensified as it hits Vanuatu, with dozens feared dead in the outer islands
* The category five storm hit Vanuatu on Friday bringing flooding and evacuation orders, according to the UN
* The cyclone is expected to bring destructive winds of 250km/h, torrential rain and phenomenal seas to Vanuatu on Saturday
* Gales are expected to affect most of the island spreading 380km from the cyclone's centre
* Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says an estimated 3,000 Australians are in Vanuatu
* It is expected to track to the northeast of New Zealand during the next two days

Cyclone Pam has intensified as it hits Vanuatu, with dozens feared dead in the outer islands.

The category five storm landed in Vanuatu on Friday bringing flooding and evacuation orders, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says.

'There were no official reports of deaths or injuries, however according to an unconfirmed report 44 people died in Penama Province (northeast of Vanuatu),' it said.

More News On Cyclone Pam Battering The Island State Of Vanuata

Cyclone Pam leaves trail of destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu -- AP
Cyclone batters Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, U.N. fears the worst -- Reuters
Dozens feared dead after Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu -- BBC
'Unbelievable destruction' reported in Tropical Cyclone Pam's wak -- CNN
Tropical Cyclone Pam blasts South Pacific island chain -- UPI
Tropical Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu devastated by one of the strongest tropical cyclones in Pacific; at least four dead in Port Vila -- ABC News (Australia)
Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu: 'It was terrifying' -- Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand)
Cyclone Pam: dozens feared dead in Vanuatu outer islands -- The Australian
Australia ready to help Pam recovery -- daily Mail/Australian Press Association

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