Friday 13 March 2015

Flooding in Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength

CLIMATE SCIENCE
Flooding in Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength
Suva, Fiji (AFP) March 13, 2015 - Tropical Cyclone Pam triggered flooding along with evacuation orders affecting thousands of people in Vanuatu on Friday as it intensified to a maximum-strength storm offshore, officials said. Aid agencies said many people living in flimsy slum accommodation were particularly at risk in the poor Pacific nation of 270,000 people, as well as those in remote outlying islands. The Vanuatu Dis ... more


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