Cyclone Hit Vanuatu

The monster cyclone that hit Vanuatu earlier this month wiped out more than 90 percent of the archipelago's crops, putting its people at risk of a secondary emergency and long-term food insecurity, the United Nations warned today.

Northeastern Australia was battening down today in preparation for a strong cyclone forecast to hit coastal areas north of the city of Cairns, one of the gateways for the Great Barrier Reef.

Vanuatu's government has hit out at aid groups swarming into the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation over a lack of coordination which it said cost precious time getting help to those in need.

The president of Vanuatu appealed for international assistance on Saturday after the island nation was hit by a terrifying tropical cyclone in what may be one of the region's worst weather disasters.

Tropical Cyclone Pam triggered flooding along with evacuation orders affecting thousands of people in Vanuatu today as it intensified to a maximum-strength storm offshore, officials said.

The monster cyclone that hit Vanuatu earlier this month wiped out more than 90 percent of the archipelago's crops, putting its people at risk of a secondary emergency and long-term food insecurity, the United Nations warned today.

Northeastern Australia was battening down today in preparation for a strong cyclone forecast to hit coastal areas north of the city of Cairns, one of the gateways for the Great Barrier Reef.

Vanuatu's government has hit out at aid groups swarming into the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation over a lack of coordination which it said cost precious time getting help to those in need.

The president of Vanuatu appealed for international assistance on Saturday after the island nation was hit by a terrifying tropical cyclone in what may be one of the region's worst weather disasters.

Tropical Cyclone Pam triggered flooding along with evacuation orders affecting thousands of people in Vanuatu today as it intensified to a maximum-strength storm offshore, officials said.