The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, who was in Japan attending the World Conference on Disaster Risk and Reduction, told participants on Saturday that the amount of damage was unclear but that it appeared to be devastating. “All I can say is that our hope for prospering into the future has been shattered,” Mr. Lonsdale said, according to an account from the conference organizers.
On Saturday night, thousands crowded into emergency centers in schools and other larger buildings, as fierce winds and rain continued to whip the islands....
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/world/asia/cyclone-hits-island-nation-of-vanuatu-and-kills-6.html?ref=topics
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