Cyclone Pam Lashes VANUATU with Category 4 Winds | The Weather Channel
The western edge of the eye of Cyclone Pam scraped the eastern edge of Efate island, including the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila (population 44,000), at about 11 p.m. Friday night, local time. One satellite estimate from the University of Wisconsin.
Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu activates emergency plans as category five system.
According to the article, Vanuatus National Disaster Management Office operations manager, Peter Korissa said, We always go on air advising the communities to do some pre-preparations and identify the potential evacuation centres near where they are .
Magnitude 7.0 Quake Hits Off Vanuatu: USGS
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Unbelievable destruction reported in Tropical Cyclone Pams wake
In its 8 a.m. Saturday update, the Vanuatu Meteorological Services warned of very destructive hurricane force winds of 155 mph (250 kilometers per hour) in Shefa and Tafea provinces, with several others facing very rough to phenomenal seas with.
Cyclone Pam Leaves Trail of Destruction in Pacifics VANUATU
Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that blew through the Pacifics Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths.
Wheres VANUATU? Country totally obscured by ferocious Cyclone Pam
Currently located near Vanuatu, its forecast to track southwards over the coming days and pass east of the country during Monday and Tuesday. Gisborne Civil Defence Emergency Management spokesperson Richard Steele says the super-cyclone has the .
The latest on Tropical Cyclone Pam in VANUATU
Authorities in Vanuatu are struggling to ascertain the scale of damage from Cyclone Pam as the country continues to be battered by the category-five storm system. A cyclone warning is still in force for the bottom half of the country, with winds of up.
Earthquake of 6.5 Magnitude Strikes Off Vanuatu: USGS
An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck on Thursday 87 miles (140 km) northwest of the Pacific island of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological survey said.
Cyclone Batters Pacific Island Nation of Vanuatu, U.N. Fears the Worst
SYDNEY (Reuters - Winds of up to 250 kilometers an hour (155 mph) ripped metal roofs off houses and downed trees in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, as relief agencies braced for a major rescue operation and unconfirmed reports said dozens had already died.
VANUATU
LEAD: To the Editor: Two Worlds in the South Seas, describing Port Vila and Tanna in Vanuatu (Travel, Nov. 1), was like revisiting that locale, which Nicholas D. Kristof quite properly described as the only one he is so eager to return to. My wife and I still savor the four-day stopover we made some five years ago.
M6.4 - 83km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
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M4.6 - 49km ENE of Sola, VANUATU
Nearby Cities. 49km (30mi) ENE of Sola, Vanuatu; 221km (137mi) NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu; 449km (279mi) N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 803km (499mi) N of We, New Caledonia; 950km (590mi) N of Dumbea, New Caledonia��.
Aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, VANUATU
Aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The category five storm hit Vanuatu on Friday bringing flooding and evacuation orders, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says. Adult Beginners starring Rose Byrne and.
Life-Threatening Cyclone Pam Aiming for Vanuatu.
http://www.28storms.com/cyclone Severe Cyclone Pam is nearing Category FIVE intensity as it moves south-southwest towards Vanuatu. Pam is a LIFE-THREATENING storm and all preparations must be finalized over the next 12-18 hours.
Two Worlds in the South Seas
LEAD: The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu is charmingly schizophrenic: some people wear gowns or three-piece suits, others wear only grass skirts or grass sheaths. Some carry gold cigarette lighters, others carry smoldering sticks. Some drink Bordeaux, others drink kava, a local intoxicant with less cachet but more effect.
CORRECTION
An article from New Delhi on March 13 incorrectly described Vanuatus position on the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. In 1981, the South Pacific island nation supported a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops. In 1982, it was absent from the vote on a similar resolution, but subsequently announced support for it.
VANUATU, Solomon Islands: Tourist paradise hit by deadly cyclone
At present, the only information available from Vanuatu has come from isolated reports on social media, describing a terrifying scene as Pam hit the capital, Port Vila, late on Friday. Vanuatu is a very vulnerable place because of its location in the.
Vanuatu Recognizes Abkhazia. Or Maybe Not.
Three days after Abkhazia announced that a fifth government, Vanuatu, had agreed to formally recognize its sovereignty, an official from Vanuatu said the report was false.
Pacific Island Rulers Apparently Win Vote
The Government of Prime Minister Walter Lini has apparently retained power in Vanuatu, but with a reduced majority in the South Pacific nations first general election since independence three years ago. The opposition said conceded today that Mr. Linis ruling party, the Vanuaaku Pati, was leading after Wednesdays election for 33 of the 39 seats in Parliament. The opposition said the Vanuaaku Pati had won 15 seats to the oppositions 11; the Vanuaaku Pati said it had won 16 seats and the opposition 9.
New life for VANUATU reggae performers
The Pacific reggae performance group Younglife Band stages its Wairarapa debut at King Street Live in Masterton tomorrow. Players in the award-winning Younglife Band from Vanuatu, who have struggled through poverty and a lack of education to seize .
Strong Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits VANUATU Just Days.
Just days after a larger earthquake, the island chain of Vanuatu has been hit by a 6.0 quake Friday morning California time.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam triggers red alerts in Vanuatu
Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department issued Tropical Cyclone Warning for Torba, Sanma, Penama, Malampa, Shefa and Tafea provinces today. At 06:00 UTC today, Pam was located about 285 km (177 miles)��.
Wonder in Vanuatu
Bill Weir takes in the vista after a long climb, atop a jagged, rocky peak on Rah Island, near Mota Lava, Vanuatu. Hide Caption. 1 of 18. 01 TWL Vanuatu. 18 photos. Hide Caption. 2 of 18. 02 TWL Vanuatu. 18 photos. Hide Caption. 3 of 18. 03 TWL Vanuatu.
Small Pacific nation of VANUATU hit by powerful Cyclone Pam; unconfirmed.
WELLNGTON, New Zealand - An extremely powerful cyclone blew over islands in the Pacifics Vanuatu archipelago late Friday after a westward change of course put populated areas directly in the path of its destructive 270 kilometre- (168 mile-) per-hour .
M6.8 - 80km NNE of Port-Vila, VANUATU
M6.8 - 80km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. 2015-01-23 03:47:27 (UTC) 17.030��S168.517��E 220.0 km depth. I DYFI? VI ShakeMap GREEN PAGER Tsunami Warning Center��.
Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude strikes off VANUATU: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck on Thursday 87 miles (140 km) northwest of the Pacific island of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological survey said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage, nor any warnings of a .
A Potentially Catastrophic Cyclone Will Threaten VANUATU.
An intensifying tropical cyclone in the southwestern Pacific Ocean will pose a grave threat to Vanuatu on Friday night. The cyclone could pack winds of 165 MPH when its eye brushes the countrys capital of Port Vila, located��.
Vanuatu
LEAD: To the Editor: We have recently opened a North American National Tourism Office of Vanuatu and welcome any inquiries. Your readers may write or call for more information: 14252 Culver Drive, Suite A316, Irvine, Calif. 92714; telephone 714-733-1744. SUE HERRICK Irvine, Calif.
Category 5 Cyclone Pam slams Vanuatu capital ��� Strength.
By Brandon Miller, Madison Park, and Laura Smith-Spark 13 March 2015. (CNN) ��� Tropical Cyclone Pam, one of the strongest storms seen in the South Pacific in years, has made a direct hit on the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila��.
VANUATU embraces landmark reforms
Momentum for land reform in Vanuatu began in 2005 ��� the Year of the Customary Economy. In 2006, the National Land Summit (funded by AusAid) passed 20 resolutions around the changes needed to land laws and administration in Vanuatu.
Yes, No, Yes. Vanuatu Clarifies Position on Abkhazia
In a brief statement, Foreign Minister Alfred Carlot said that Vanuatu has, in fact, recognized Abkhazia as a sovereign nation.
Category 5 Cyclone Pam Vs. Vanuatu History
Super Cyclone Pam, at Category 5 Hurricane strength, is razing the island nation of Vanuatu today. Check out this video by Bernie Rayno (download hi-res 3d radar estimated precip movie here).
Walter Lini, 57, Clergyman Who Led Nation of Vanuatu
The Rev. Walter Lini, an Anglican priest who led the 83 Melanesian islands of Vanuatu and their 172,000 people to nationhood, died on Sunday. The former Prime Minister was 57 and had governed the country for 11 years before he stepped down in 1991. Father Lini was born on Pentecost, one of the larger of what were then the New Hebrides, a Y-shaped cluster of islands administered jointly by Britain and France. He had studied for the ministry in New Zealand and was serving as a priest and as leader of the New Hebrides National party when the colonial rulers announced plans to withdraw by 1980.. Rev Walter Lini, Anglican priest who led 83 Melanesian islands of Vanuatu and their 172,000 people to nationhood as Prime Minister, dies at age 57; photo (M)
PACIFIC ISLAND IN ELECTION BATTLE
-VILA, Vanuatu, Oct. 31, (Reuters) - The Prime Minister of Vanuatu has accused the opposition parties of receiving foreign funds to help them win national elections scheduled for Wednesday on this small South Pacific archipelago. The Prime Minister, Walter Lini, an Anglican priest, made the charge at a election rally here Sunday.
VANUATU braces for destructive cyclone Pam - Rappler
SUVA, Fiji ��� The Pacific nation of Vanuatu was battening down Thursday, March 12, as a powerful cyclone that forecasters warn will pack winds in excess of 165 kilometers an hour (102 mph) threatened the capital Port Vila.
Vanuatu building project in Fiji cancelled
In Fijis urban areas, its impossible for foreigners to own land. Our correspondent says the more than 100 ni-Vanuatu students studying at the University of the South Pacifics Laucala campus in Suva have been complaining about a lack of decent.
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Shakes Island Nation Of VANUATU.
A strong earthquake shook the Oceanian island nation of Vanuatu early Thursday morning.
PACIFIC ISLE IS SENDING A 15-FOOT DRUM TO THE U.N.
A drum more than 15 feet tall has begun its voyage from a remote South Pacific island to East 42d Street in New York. The drum, carved from the trunk of a hardwood tree and ornamented with five sculptured faces rising like a totem pole above its drumming surface, will be a gift to the United Nations collection of international art from Vanuatu. Formerly known as the New Hebrides, the island chain received independence six years ago after being ruled jointly by Britain and France.
U.N. ENVOY SERVES NATION HES NEVER SEEN
He has never seen the palm-covered islands called Vanuatu in the South Pacific, but for more than nine months, Robert F. Van Lierop, a New York-born lawyer, has been representing that young Pacific country at the United Nations as well as tending to his Manhattan practice. As Van Lierop, the diplomat, he votes, sponsors resolutions, delivers speeches and tries to keep abreast of the political and economic developments affecting third world countries - no easy task for a one-man delegation. As Van Lierop, the lawyer, he handles civil-rights cases and was for a time a counsel with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. But he also has a clutch of United Nations clients, one of them the Government of Mozambique and another, Guinea Bissau. He also looks after the legal affairs of a group of islands off Africa known as Cape Verde, and he is legal adviser to the Organization of African Unity, the association of 51 African states.
Prayer Requested as Tropical Cyclone ���Pam��� Makes Way.
Melanesia / South Pacific Field: Prayer is being requested as Tropical Cyclone ���Pam��� gains strength in the South Pacific, making its way toward Vanuatu. This category 4-5 storm with winds currently at 155 mph (250 kph) with��.
Appeal to aid Vanuatu children
A Manawatu academic is calling for help to source, store and share school resources for poverty-stricken children in Vanuatu. Dr Laryssa Howe, a senior lecturer at Massey Universitys Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, is involved.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam intensifies on its way to.
At 12:00 UTC (23:00 Vanuatu time (VUT)), the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD) issued a Severe Weather Warning Bulletin for the Northern Islands of Vanuatu. The warning noted that Tropical��.
Green Tropical Cyclone alert for PAM-15 in VANUATU from 09.
Tropical Cyclone PAM-15 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability. Updated: this report is based on advisory number 18. Tropical��.
Pacific Leader Hospitalized
LEAD: Prime Minister Walter Lini of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu was admitted today to the George Washington University Hospital with what doctors suspected was a cerebral hemorrhage, American officials said, adding that he was reported to be in stable condition and was expected to remain in the hospital for at least several days.
The Caucasus: New Allies for Breakaway Region
The Black Sea region of Abkhazia, which considers itself independent but is claimed by Georgia, won recognition Tuesday from a second South Pacific island, the Republic of Vanuatu.
Tropical Cyclone Pam menaces Vanuatu
Parts of the Vanuatu will likely see floods exceeding 16 inches, according to forecasts. Residents prepared for the oncoming storm, boarding up windows and chopping down trees that stand close to buildings, in case they could become debris or cause .
VANUATU SEEKS AID AFTER HURRICANE
LEAD: Vanuatu appealed for more overseas aid Friday to rebuild its economy and to help feed and house 10,000 people left homeless after a hurricane hit the small South Pacific nation on Feb. 7.
Flooding in Vanuatu as cyclone hits maximum strength
The Vanuatu Disaster Management Office issues red alerts for 4 provinces in the poor Pacific nation of 270000 people, advising residents to shelter in evacuation centers.
Slide Show: Beyond Description
Vanuatu lies about 15 degrees south of the Equator and has captivated visitors since James Michener wrote about it more than 50 years ago.
Record and Movie Industries Reach a Settlement With Kazaa
The file-sharing service agreed to pay more than $100 million and to transform itself into a legitimate seller.
No tsunami threat from strong quake in VANUATU | Hawaii 24/7
84km (52mi) NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0402 UTC FRI JAN 23 2015.PTWC TSUNAMI INFORMATION��.
Devastating storm pounds Pacific Island of VANUATU - Rappler
SUVA, Fiji (UPDATED) ��� A huge tropical cyclone smashed into Vanuatu in the South Pacific, terrifying residents and leaving complete devastation with fears Saturday, March 14, that dozens of people may have died. The full��.