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Fiji donates five tonnes of sugar to Vanuatu
2015-03-27 07:50:55| Sugar Industry News
Fiji's sugar industry is donating five tonnes of sugar to Vanuatu for cyclone relief, with the Fiji Sugar Corporation and the Ministry of Sugar handing over the first tonne to the National Disaster Management Office in Lautoka on Wednesday.
Cyclone Pam Destroys Agriculture, Kills Pigs in Vanuatu
2015-03-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
VANUATU - Strong winds, heavy rains and floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Pam have caused extensive damage to agriculture throughout Vanuatu, including the main food and export crops, livestock, and fisheries infrastructure, said the FAO.
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Food concerns mount in Vanuatu after monster cyclone
2015-03-18 00:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: International aid agencies ramped up appeals for cyclone-hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, warning that the powerful storm which affected more than two-thirds of the South Pacific island nation had wiped out crops and destroyed fishing fleets, raising the risk of hunger and disease. Residents of the southern island of Tanna said food and basic supplies were running low while relief workers were still battling to reach many islands pummeled by Cyclone Pam's gusts of more than 300 kph (185 mph) on Friday...
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Relief teams report devastation, death after Vanuatu cyclone
2015-03-16 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu on Monday painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the South Pacific island nation, flattening buildings and killing at least eight people. Disaster management officials and relief workers were struggling to establish contact with the islands that bore the brunt of Cyclone Pam's winds of more than 300 kph (185 mph), which destroyed homes, smashed boats and washed away roads and bridges as it struck late on Friday and...
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Ban highlights climate risks as Vanuatu counts dead Cyclone Pam
2015-03-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Attending a UN disaster avoidance conference in Japan, Ban said islands and coastal nations needed "special attention." Before Pam struck Vanuatu late Friday, Pacific islands had repeatedly warned that climate change means higher weather risks. "Climate change is intensifying the risks for hundreds of millions of people, particularly in small island developing states and coastal areas," Ban told the conference. What we are discussing here is very real for millions," he said. France, which...
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