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Vanuatu struggles account for cyclone damage, deaths
2015-03-15 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Officials struggled Sunday to determine the scale of the devastation wrought by a monstrous cyclone that tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, with death counts varying in the single digits but expected to rise once communications are restored with outlying islands. Cyclone Pam tore through Vanuatu early Saturday, packing winds of 270 kilometers (168 miles) per hour, and leaving a trail of destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths. Two people were confirmed...
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As Vanuatu suffers from cyclone, more urgency needed climate
2015-03-15 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Despite ominous predictions of mass devastation in cyclone-wrecked Vanuatu, policymakers at a UN disaster meeting in Japan do not seem to understand the pressing need to tackle climate change, the World Bank warned Sunday. A state of emergency has been declared in the impoverished Pacific nation, where dozens are feared dead after one of the most powerful storms ever recorded smashed through. Aid agencies have spoken of "grave fears" over the scale of the human tragedy. But Rachel Kyte, World...
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Rescue effort begins in Vanuatu after powerful Pacific cyclone
2015-03-15 00:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rescue workers began a massive relief operation in Vanuatu on Sunday following a devastating cyclone that killed at least six people, sent thousands into emergency shelters and disrupted communications in the Pacific island nation. A nine-member U.N. team was due to arrive on Sunday to carry out an initial assessment of the damage from the category 5 cyclone named Pam, which at its peak covered the entire country on satellite maps and brought houses crashing down with winds of more than 300 kilometers...
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Vanuatu: Cyclone Pam brings catastrophic death, destruction
2015-03-14 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News.com.au: AID workers say eight people are confirmed dead in Vanuatu after a massive cyclone tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago and the death toll is expected to rise much higher. Chloe Morrison, a World Vision emergency communications officer in Port Vila, said Sunday that officials from Vanuatu`s National Disaster Management Office confirmed to her agency that eight people in and around the capital had died during the cyclone. She says officials haven`t been able to assess the damage in...
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Vanuatu residents remain in shelters after massive cyclone
2015-03-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: 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. Packing winds of 270 kilometers (168 miles) per hour, Cyclone Pam tore through the tiny South Pacific archipelago early Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths. Power remained out across Vanuatu later Saturday and people on many of the outer...
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