LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A massive storm is bearing down on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, bringing with it gusts of up to 240 kilometres (150 miles) per hour and putting nearly 250 ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Relief workers tried desperately today to reach Vanuatu's remote outer islands that were smashed by a monstrous cyclone, as the United Nations reported 24 people were ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region is coordinating response efforts with Vanuatu's Ministry of Health and other humanitarian partners to bring much-needed health support ...

PORT VILA (Reuters) - The sprinkling of fairy lights on the roadside was the only sign of life as darkness descended and a curfew began in Vanuatu's shattered capital, Port Vila, in the aftermath of ...

WELLNGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that blew through the Pacific's Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing widespread destruction and ...

Vanuatu is taking stock of the damage caused by Cyclone Pam. Damage to telecommunication networks has made it difficult to determine the severity of the storm's impact on outer islands. Photo: ...

After one of the most intense cyclones in world history tore through the Pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu, new research led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa showed the resilience of the ...

Officials in Vanuatu are struggling to determine the number of casualties from Tropical Cyclone Pam, the Category 5 storm that battered the island nation, including the capital, Port Vila, on Saturday ...

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Vanuatu, which has been described as one of the world's poorest countries was ravaged by cyclone Pam last weekend leaving no fewer than 8 people dead and a significant amount of destruction in its ...