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Cyclone Pam Prompts Action for Vanuatu at Sendai Conference
2015-03-16 02:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Cyclone Pam has not only caused unprecedented damages to the Pacific island of Vanuatu but also lent urgency to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plea that disaster risk reduction is in "everybody's interest". "Sustainability starts in Sendai," Ban declared at the opening of the Third World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), the largest-ever high-level meeting on the theme, which kicked off on Mar. 14 in Sendai, the centre of Japan's Tohoku region, which bore the brunt of the 2011...
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Vanuatu pres says nation must start anew after cyclone
2015-03-16 00:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Vanuatu's president said Monday that the cyclone that hammered the tiny South Pacific archipelago over the weekend was a "monster" that destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital and has forced the nation to start anew. Looking weary and red-eyed, Baldwin Lonsdale said in an interview with The Associated Press that the latest information he had was that six people were confirmed dead and 30 injured from Cyclone Pam. Lonsdale was interviewed in Sendai, in northeastern Japan,...
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Aid teams report devastation and death after Vanuatu cyclone
2015-03-15 23:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The first reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu on Monday painted a picture of utter destruction after a monster cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation. Authorities in the South Pacific nation were struggling to establish contact with the islands that bore the brunt of Cyclone Pam's winds of more than 300 kph (185 mph), which flattened buildings, smashed boats and washed away roads and bridges as it struck late on Friday and into Saturday. The government's official toll is eight...
Vanuatu leader says 'monster' cyclone has 'wiped out' development on South Pacific island
2015-03-15 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Vanuatu's president said the cyclone that hammered the tiny South Pacific archipelago was a "monster" that has destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital Port Vila and has forced the nation to start anew. Looking weary and red-eyed, Baldwin Lonsdale said in an interview Monday with The Associated Press that the latest information he has is that six people are confirmed dead and 30 injured from Cyclone Pam. He appealed for international aid for a place he calls "paradise."...
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First aid reaches Vanuatu islands ravaged Cyclone Pam
2015-03-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Aid is beginning to arrive in Vanuatu after the Pacific island nation was hit by a cyclone which President Baldwin Lonsdale described as a "monster". Air force planes arrived with supplies from Australia and New Zealand, and other countries have pledged to help. Aerial images of the capital Port Vila show many houses completely flattened. A communications blackout means little is known about conditions beyond the capital but a pilot saw similar devastation in outlying islands. His voice...
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