Aid workers arriving in Vanuatu witness ‘apocalyptic’ destruction – ‘This is likely to be one of the worst disasters ever seen in the Pacific’ – ‘Effectively the whole country is flattened’

Desdemona Despair By Jethro Mullen and Steve Almasy15 March 2015 (CNN) – The fury of Tropical Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall, has moved on, but the misery it left behind in the islands of Vanuatu is just starting to become apparent. Aid workers described scenes of extensive devastation in the capital Port Vila and expressed fears of even more destruction farther afield. The storm flattened homes, scattered trees across roads and inflicted damage on key buildings that are meant to serve as safe havens, like the hospital, schools and churches. "It's becoming increasingly clear that we are now dealing with worse than the worst case scenario in Vanuatu," said Helen Szoke, executive director in Australia for the aid group Oxfam.



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