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TC Harold

  • Friends of Vanuatu posted an article
    A vividly-detailed, first-hand account of visiting Pentecost after TC Harold. see more

    Title: "The Vanuatu island in the eye of the storm"

    Author: Dan McGarry

    Source: The Guardian

    Published: June 5th, 2020

    Brief: A vividly-detailed, first-hand account of visiting Pentecost villages in the aftermath of the devastating TC Harold.

     

     

    From the article:

    "The island is unrecognisable. Mountains are shorn. The trees that do remain are dying – their limbs and trunks blasted by unimaginable forces. The ground littered by mounds of fallen coconuts... 

    The operations centre is located in the old police station. The roof is partially blown off, and the windows on the windward side are all blown in. Dozens of aid workers, police, and paramilitary shuffle through. Most are sleeping rough on cement floors... 

    Nobody has proper shelter, neither responders nor villagers. Overcrowding, sanitation and hygiene are a joke, and it shows. Diarrhoea is endemic, people have fevers, coughs and headache."

     

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  • Friends of Vanuatu posted an article
    A highly-detailed, interactive graphic of TC Harold emergency response activities. see more

    Title: "TC Harold Response Activity"

    Author: NDMO

    Source: NDMO.GOV.VU

    Published: Updated June 5th, 2020

    Brief: A highly-detailed, interactive graphic and map of organizations and activities currently active in response to TC Harold in Vanuatu. 

     

     

    From the article: 

    "The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is the government’s agency responsible for coordination of preparation and responses to emergencies and disasters across Vanuatu. The 3W infographic below contains latest information response activities by organisations and clusters"

     

    Click Here To Access Interactive Graphic