Vanuatu Emergency: UN Supports Aid Effort After Cyclones, Earthquake

2023-03-10T18:13+0100scoop-co-nz (en)

According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, more than 250,000 people have been affected, which is almost 80 per cent of the country’s population First Judy, then Kevin. Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit....

Emergenza a Vanuatu, devastata in pochi giorni da due cicloni e un terremoto

2023-03-10T07:42+0100greenreport (it)

Dopo che due cicloni consecutivi di categoria 4 e un terremoto di magnitudo 6,5 hanno colpito Vanuatu la scorsa settimana, l’8 marzo le Nazioni Unite hanno dispiegato 8 esperti nella capitale, Port Vila, per sostenere la risposta del governo a questa emergenza.

Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake

2023-03-10T01:54+0100globalissues (en)

First Judy, then Kevin. Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit by Cyclone Kevin , a category four storm that brought heavy rain and winds measured at over 230 kilometres an hour, or 142 miles per hour. Vanuatu’s 13 islands were then hit by a 6.

Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake

2023-03-09T20:53+0100foreignpolicywatchdog (en)

The hardest hit areas established so far, were Shefa and Tafea, Penama, and Malampa, Northern and Western Penama Province, and Sanma and Torba Provinces, the UN team reported. First Judy, then Kevin. © UNICEF/Sheenal Sharma According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, more than....

MIL-OSI United Nations: Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake

2023-03-09T18:03+0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: United Nations 3. According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, more than 250,000 people have been affected, which is almost 80 per cent of the country’s population First Judy, then Kevin. Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port....

Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake

2023-03-09T17:54+0100un-org (en)

First Judy, then Kevin. Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit by Cyclone Kevin , a category four storm that brought heavy rain and winds measured at over 230 kilometres an hour, or 142 miles per hour. Vanuatu’s 13 islands were then hit by a 6.

Vanuatu emergency: UN supports aid effort after cyclones, earthquake UN humanitarian coordinators have deployed to Vanuatu to help with the aid response, a week since back-to-back tropical cyclones and a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation.

2023-03-09T17:46+0100un-news (en)

First Judy, then Kevin. Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit by Cyclone Kevin , a category four storm that brought heavy rain and winds measured at over 230 kilometres an hour, or 142 miles per hour. Vanuatu’s 13 islands were then hit by a 6.

Vanuatu – Judy and Kevin cyclones and earthquake impact, update (DG ECHO, NDMO, Humanitarian partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 March 2023)

2023-03-08T13:57+0100reliefWeb (en)

Vanuatu has been affected by two destructive cyclones and a 6.6 M earthquake between 1 - 4 of March 2023. Tropical cyclones damaged homes, livelihoods, and infrastructure and caused the loss of communications in several areas. Little information on the impact is available yet due to the challenging connectivity.

Vanuatu under state of emergency after being hit by two cyclones in 24 hrs

2023-03-06T12:55+0100stvincenttimes (en)

Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brings gale-force winds and heavy rain to the Pacific island, which has also been shaken by two earthquakes in the last week. Vanuatu, a nation of 13 major islands in the southwestern Pacific, has already been ravaged by Cyclone....