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Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, March 2015

Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, March 2015

Taken on 2015-03-14

'A complete picture of the destruction has yet to emerge' Cyclone Pam has slammed into the south Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu leaving "complete devastation" in its wake, aid agencies say.

Source: Save the Children

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2015-03-14

Structural Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, March 2015

Structural Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, March 2015

Taken on 2015-03-14

'Many residents are spending a second night in emergency shelters' Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale has called for international help after Cyclone Pam ripped through the Pacific archipelago. Describing it as a "calamity", he said he spoke with a "heavy heart".

Source: Save the Children via BBC

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2015-03-14

Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam; Vanuatu, Mar 2015

Devastation Caused by Cyclone Pam; Vanuatu, Mar 2015

Taken on 2015-03-14

The photographs depict the extensive damage sustained by the island nation of Vanuatu, in the Pacific Ocean, after it was struck by tropical cyclone Pam. The cyclone hit on the evening of 13 March 2015. Pam was classified as a category 5 tropical cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone scale and the Saffir–Simpson scale. The Guardian described it as the worst natural disasters to have ever been experienced by Vanuatu. Displayed is the devastation that was sustained and the images show uprooted trees, collapsed houses and damaged infrastructure. Estimates by the European Commission say that as much as 80% to 90% of the main island of Efate’s structures were completely or partially damaged. Major damage was also sustained by Kiribati and the Solomon Islands.

Source: DG/ECHO/UNICEF Pacific - Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2015-12-02