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Tropical cyclone Judy strengthens to category two in Pacific
Tropical cyclone Judy, a category two cyclone, is bearing down on Vanuatu and warnings remain in place.On Tuesday morning, Vanuatu Meteorological Service (VMS) said the system was 175km from Vanua...
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Fiji Airways cancels Port Vila services due to TC Judy
International carrier Fiji Airways has cancelled its flight to Vanuatu tomorrow due to adverse weather forecast as a result of Tropical Cyclone Judy.The Nadi to Port Vila service as well as the return...
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Cyclone Judy strengthens to category 3 with destructive winds
All Vanuatu government workers have been told to stay home until Tropical Cyclone Judy has left the country.RNZ Pacific reports the category three cyclone is bearing down on Vanuatu's northern...
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Villagers demand Vanuatu govt starts repair work, three years on from cyclone
The chiefs and people of Melsisi, in Central Pentecost in Vanuatu, have called on the government to start reconstruction efforts following the damage caused by Cyclone Harold three years ago.RNZ...
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Cyclone Judy strengthens to category 4 with destructive winds
Vanuatu is experiencing the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Judy with its destructive hurricane force winds damaging homes, uprooting trees and causing power cuts.On Wednesday afternoon Judy was upgraded to...
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Judy threatens more Vanuatu islands while threat of new cyclone looms
Port Vila and Vanuatu's northern islands are surveying the damage from Tropical Cyclone Judy, which is still threatening southern islands, while another storm is forecast to be on its way.The islands...
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New cyclone bears down on Vanuatu
Parts of Vanuatu are due to be battered by a new tropical cyclone named Kevin.The storm originated south of Solomon Islands on Wednesday and is expected to move south-east bringing gale force winds to...
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Earthquake strikes near cyclone-hit Vanuatu
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit northern Vanuatu, just off the Island of Espiritu Santo.The quake was 86km west south west of Port-Olry and was 10km below the earth's surface, the US Geological...
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PM in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu declares state of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared for areas of Vanuatu impacted most by severe tropical cyclone Judy.It comes as the country deals with a second cyclone, called Kevin, which is bearing down on the...
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Cyclone Judy wreaks havoc across Vanuatu, Red Cross ready to respond
Cyclone Judy has left a massive trail of destruction in its path across Vanuatu as over 160,000 people are estimated to be affected. A category 4 cyclone with destructive winds of up to 150 km per hour...
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Power outages, state of emergency as Kevin hits Vanuatu
Severe tropical cyclone Kevin was just over Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Saturday morning, bringing destructive winds and heavy rainfall.The Fiji Meteorology Service says the huge weather system is...
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Vanuatu residents 'exhausted' after two cyclones in three days
Ni-Vanuatu residents have emerged battered but still standing after Cyclone Kevin swiped the country with a strong backhand."It was quite exhausting. Dealing with two cyclones in three days is pretty...
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Australia deploys rapid assessment team to Vanuatu
The Australia Government is partnering with the Vanuatu Government to conduct an aerial assessment of damage caused by Cyclone Judy and Cyclone Kevin.Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau, Ministers...
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Aotearoa New Zealand sends relief to Vanuatu
Aotearoa New Zealand is sending much-needed humanitarian supplies to Vanuatu following two destructive cyclones within two days of each other, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today.A...
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NZ delivers relief supplies to cyclone-hit Vanuatu
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules arrived in Vanuatu yesterday afternoon to deliver relief supplies including water containers, kits for temporary shelters and family hygiene kits. It also...
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Fears for children as cyclones and earthquake devastate Vanuatu
Ni-Vanuatu are picking up the pieces of their lives after cyclones Judy and Kevin ripped through Vanuatu last week.Within days of each other, Vanuatu experienced back-to-back cyclones and a magnitude...
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Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu - Stories of survival emerge
People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the Pacific nation in ruins.Authorities are yet to determine the full scale of the...
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Vanuatu children 'need to see their friends', educator says
There are concerns that tens of thousands of ni-Vanuatu children could be experiencing "stress and trauma" after the double cyclones that tore through the island nation last week.With widespread...
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Clean-up continues in Vanuatu as two category 4 cyclones barrage country
Vanuatu has extended its state of emergency to more areas in the aftermath of a major earthquake and two cyclones. Hundreds of people remain in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as...
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Vanuatu extraordinary parliament sitting deferred
Vanuatu's first extraordinary parliament sitting for 2023 has been adjourned to Friday.Parliament was scheduled for a special sitting on Tuesday to debate and approve the national budget.RNZ Pacific...
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