Cyclone Kevin

A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brings gale force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The government declared the state of emergency on Friday and Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau said officials were working to assess the damage, according to Radio New Zealand. SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) - A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brings gale force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second major cyclone in a week.

The 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Friday, a day after category four Cyclone Judy swept through the islands. The storm caused widespread damage and flooding ...

China and the US - two of the world's biggest carbon emitters - did not sign on. New Zealand has also pledged assistance. The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency as it reels from an earthquake and two cyclones in as many days.

A state of emergency was declared in Vanuatu following severe tropical Cyclone Judy, with a second, Cyclone Kevin, bearing down. Missionaries are safe, but ...

Efforts to contact Church leaders and ensure that individuals and families are safe in the outer islands is continuing. On the island of Efate, homes and businesses were flooded. [11,000 Latter-day Saints](https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/vanuatu), one stake, three districts and 37 congregations.

Vanuatu's capital is hit by a second major tropical cyclone in as many days, after twin earthquakes also struck parts of the country.

"Medical centres, hospitals and schools will have been affected. But so far no major reports of damage have been reported. "Port Vila has properly woken up now. He called on local authorities to "support the communities in their clean-up and prevent the spread of diseases". No casualties were immediately reported but a number of properties were flattened and many homes and businesses reported power outages. The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days.

Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital Port Vila less than three days after Cyclone Judy cut power in the city.

Unicef Pacific said it was shipping emergency supplies to Vanuatu from Fiji to support disaster relief. On Friday, the government declared a state of emergency and the prime minister, Ishmael Kalsakau, said officials were working to assess the damage, according to Radio New Zealand. Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital Port Vila late on Friday and was moving across the southern island province of Tafea on Saturday morning, bringing wind gusts in excess of 230km/h, according to the country’s meteorology department.

A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as category four Cyclone Kevin brings gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling ...

"The Australian Defence Force as a part of the whole-of-government effort is co-ordinating closely with the Pacific family to provide the best support possible to the Ni-Vanuatu people," Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Friday. The government declared the state of emergency on Friday and Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau said officials were working to assess the damage, according to Radio New Zealand. A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as category four Cyclone Kevin brings gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second major cyclone in a week.

Ni-Vanuatu communities in New Zealand are worried about friends and family back home as tropical cyclone Kevin lashed the island nation on Saturday morning.

The response and recovery efforts will be huge,” he said. “It feels like the world is often not paying attention. “The homes were swept down. The corrugated iron roof was ripped off. * [Monster Tropical Cyclone Harold continues to wreak havoc in Vanuatu](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/120866802/monster-tropical-cyclone-harold-continues-to-wreak-havoc-in-vanuatu?rm=a) [Power outages, state of emergency as Cyclone Kevin hits Vanuatu](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/300822078/power-outages-state-of-emergency-as-cyclone-kevin-hits-vanuatu?rm=a) [GiveaLittle](https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-vanuatu-rural-clinic-staff-rebuild) fundraising page for a nursing clinic in Vanuatu’s Malekula, where nursing staff have been hit by the cyclone. [state of emergency was been declared](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131391223/vanuatu-declares-state-of-emergency-as-pacific-reels-from-impacts-of-multiple-storms-and-quake-hits-island-nation) for areas of Vanuatu impacted most by cyclone Judy on Wednesday, which flattened properties before Kevin settled in. [Vanuatu declares state of emergency as Pacific reels from impacts of multiple storms and quake hits island nation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131391223/vanuatu-declares-state-of-emergency-as-pacific-reels-from-impacts-of-multiple-storms-and-quake-hits-island-nation?rm=a) [cyclone Judy](http://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131368454/tropical-cyclone-judy-intensifies-to-category-4-lashes-vanuatu?rm=a) crashed onto its shores on Wednesday and a [magnitude 6.5 earthquake](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/300821019/magnitude-65-earthquake-hits-cycloneimpacted-vanuatu) struck northern Vanuatu on Friday. [tropical cyclone Kevin](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131379209/vanuatu-storm-cleanup-hampered-as-cyclone-kevin-approaches?rm=a) lashed the island nation on Saturday morning.