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{{date|March 19, 2015}}
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[[File:VanuatuIncomeByIndustry.jpg|thumb|left|Vanuatu's Income in 2013 from four industries in comparison to their main industry, agriculture. Source: Vanuatu National Statistics Office, The Statistics Pocket Book (2013), http://www.vnso.gov.vu/images/PublicDocuments/Statistical_Pocket_Books/Statistics_Pocket_Book_2013.pdf{{Image Source|Gkstylianides}}]]
{{w|United Nations}} {{w|Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General}} {{w|Ban Ki-moon}} committed the full resources of the organization to the relief effort just getting underway in {{w|Vanuatu}}, and clear skies allowed UN relief workers to move into Vanuatu Wednesday to deliver food and drinks to survivors of a category 5 cyclone that struck last weekend. {{w|Cyclone Pam}} left more than 80 percent of the island country’s homes and buildings damaged and caused problems to communication systems, making it hard for the workers to reach {{w|Tanna (island)|Tanna}} and {{w|Erromango}} – the two islands hit hardest by the storm.
Food supply is a big concern as more than 80 percent of the country's people are engaged in agriculture. Banana, coconut and other crops were destroyed, livestock was killed and fishing canoes were damaged.
A {{w|UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination}} team arrived in Vanuatu Monday and began relief efforts, with the {{w|World Food Programme}} on standby to be airlifted into the country to distribute contingency stocks of high-energy biscuits if needed.
Vanuatu’s government requested satellite equipment as well to help coordinate communications. Per the government’s request, the {{w|International Telecommunication Union}} dispatched emergency telecommunications equipment Tuesday, comprising of 40 satellite phones, 10 Broadband Global Area Network terminals and 35 solar panels.
Vanuatu’s {{w|President of Vanuatu|President}} {{w|Baldwin Lonsdale|H.E. Baldwin Lonsdale}} was speaking at the Third UN {{w|World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction}} in {{w|Sendai}}, {{w|Japan}}, Sunday as the cyclone hit. "Vanuatu is used to disasters but the indications are that Cyclone Pam has caused unprecedented damages,” Lonsdale said. “... This cyclone is a huge setback for the country's development. It will have severe impacts for all sectors of economic activity including tourism, agriculture and manufacturing." The President said his country loses six percent of its gross domestic product every year due to disasters.
Cyclone Pam, which tore through the outer islands over the weekend, packed winds reaching nearly 200 miles per hour. As of Wednesday, at least 11 people are confirmed dead by the {{w|United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs}}, but many more are injured. A hospital on the island of Tanna is operating on a diesel generator, but only has enough fuel to last for two weeks. Relief workers are vaccinating children across Vanuatu as fear of another measles outbreak increases. Families affected by the cyclone are being given health kits from {{w|UNICEF}} that include vitamin A capsules and zinc tablets in addition to other supplies like collapsible water containers, hand soap, and tents.
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The infrared MTSAT-2 satellite loop with RBTOP enhancements presents Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. {{image credit|{{w|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Services Division}}}}<br />
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Tracking of Cyclone Pam at 6-hour intervals. {{image credit|[[User:Keith_Edkins|Keith Edkins]]}}<br />
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Car destroyed by fallen tree in aftermath of Cyclone Pam. {{image credit|[[User:Stemoc|Stemoc]]}}<br />
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Damage caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. {{image credit|[[User:Stemoc|Stemoc]]}}<br />
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Local market wreckage and shopkeepers trying to retrieve what was left. {{image credit|[[User:Stemoc|Stemoc]]}}<br />
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Yachts damaged by Cyclone Pam. {{image credit|[[User: Stemoc|Stemoc]]}}<br />
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Severe Tropical Storm Pam from Birds Eye View Satellite Image. {{image credit|[[User:Supportstorm|Supportstorm]]}}<br />
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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/18/relief-groups-rush-to-deliver-aid-to-vanuatu-cyclone-hit-islands-survivors/
|title=Relief groups rush to deliver aid to Vanuatu's cyclone-hit islands; survivors signal for help
|author=Kristen Gelineau
|pub=Associated Press
|date=March 18, 2015
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50361#.VQoprq2iDCo
|title=Sendai: UN conference adopts new, people-centred disaster risk reduction strategy
|author=
|pub=UN News Centre
|date=March 18, 2015
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/18/food-concerns-mount-in-vanuatu-after-cyclone-pam
|title=Food concerns mount in Vanuatu after cyclone Pam
|author=
|pub=The Guardian
|date=March 17, 2015
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50348#.VQojKKn3Bz8
|title=Amid logistical challenges, UN focuses on priority needs for cyclone-hit Vanuatu
|author=
|pub=UN News Centre
|date=March 17, 2015
}}
*{{source
|title=Vanuatu President appeals for international assistance at World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
|author=
|pub=World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
|date=March 15, 2015
}}
[[category: Oceania]]
[[category: Vanuatu]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Weather]]
[[Category:Environment]]
[[Category:Climate change]]
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