More than 250,000 people in Vanuatu have been affected, and thousands of homes have been destroyed, after back-to-back tropical cyclones struck the Pacific Islands nation earlier this month.
Vanuatu was hit by two tropical cyclones—Cyclone Judy and Kevin—on March 1 and March 3, which brought torrential rains and strong winds. The two cyclones also triggered a 6.5-magnitude earthquake on March 3.
No casualties have been reported so far.
A week has passed since the cyclones hit, and most communities in Vanuatu remain without power, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people in Vanuatu are still looking for shelter in evacuation centers, and access to clean drinking water has been severely impacted, according to IFRC….