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Dozens feared Dead after Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu
- Published_at:2015-03-13
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:24x7BreakingNEWS
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- description: Dozens feared dead after Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu For more Latest and Breaking News Headlines SUBSCRIBE to https://www.youtube.com/user/24X7BreakingNEWS The death toll from a category five tropical storm that has hit islands in the South Pacific could run into the dozens, the UN's relief agency says. Cyclone Pam battered Vanuatu with winds of up to 270kph (170mph) on Friday. Authorities on the islands had earlier issued a red alert to residents after the cyclone changed direction and began moving towards populated areas. It has already caused major damage on other Pacific islands, including Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. Tuvalu, a group of nine tiny islands north-east of Vanuatu, has also declared a state of emergency after the cyclone caused flash floods there. "The immediate concern is for a very high death toll but also an enormous amount of destruction and devastation," Sune Gudnitz, regional director for the UNOCHA, told Reuters news agency from nearby Fiji, which is also expecting to be hit by Pam. There were unconfirmed reports that 44 people had died in Penama province in the north-east of Vanuata, the UNOCHA said in a statement on Friday, according to Reuters. Jay Wynne looks at the track of Cyclone Pam Meanwhile, category three Cyclone Olwyn has hit the coast of Western Australia with wind gusts of up to 195kph (120mph). People in the state's coastal region were warned to move to higher ground to escape dangerous flooding. Tuvalu emergency Cyclone Pam destroyed homes and flooded crop areas in Kiribati and the Solomon Islands before moving on to Vanuatu and Tuvalu. At least 3,000 households were said to have been affected. The Vanuatu Meteorological Services (VMS) said it expected torrential rainfall, flash flooding, landslides and storm surges. All six provinces are under red alert, meaning people are advised to immediately head to shelter. Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office spokesperson Mishaen Garae Lulu told Radio New Zealand that the government had lost contact with some parts of the northern provinces. Tropical Cyclone Pam slams Vanuatu capital Cyclone Pam: Huge storm heading for tiny South Pacific island of Vanuatu Flooding in Small Pacific nation of Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength Huge storm set to clobber tiny Vanuatu Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu issues evacuation alerts as category-five storm wreaks havoc across the Pacific
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