Vanuatu president calls for immediate help as 'monster' cyclone damage assessed

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Vanuatu's president has called the Category 5 cyclone that made a direct hit on the island at the end of last week a "monster" that has wiped out development across the nation.

Baldwin Lonsdale said Monday that Cyclone Pam has destroyed or damaged 90% of the buildings in the capital, Port Vila, and forced the nation to start anew. "The humanitarian need is immediate, we need it right now," he said.

See also: Catastrophic damage feared in tiny Vanuatu after Category 5 Cyclone Pam

The storm, which was supposed to remain offshore, instead whipped straight through Port Vila, a coastal community of some 50,000 people, and caused devastation across Vanuatu. Read more...

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