Highlights
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Category 5 Cyclone Pam has caused widespread, severe damage and loss of life through the country, particularly in the Central and Southern regions, which experienced a direct hit.
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First Situational Report Received from Tanna confirming 5 fatalities and widespread distraction.
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Aerial assessments carried out on 16 March.
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First emerging aerial images confirm total or near-total distraction of homes, buildings and and crops on the Shepherd Islands.
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Access to affected population is extremely limited due to closed airports in provinces and to broken bridges on Efate.
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Teams of Medical, Urban Search and Rescue and Humanitarian experts arrive from Australia and New Zealand.
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Confirmed Number of fatalities from TafeaShefa provinces 11.
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State of Emergency has been declared for Shefa Province. This is likely to be extended to Tafea and other Provinces as information comes in.
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First Flights with relief supplies arrive from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
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Eight fatalities have been confirmed from Efate to date.
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Twenty Eight (28) evacuation centres have been opened on Efate with 2865 evacuees to date.