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                         Cyclone Pam Devastates Vanuatu

   by VOA News

   Winds from a devastating typhoon that blew through the Pacific's
   Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing
   widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of dead.

   Communications in many of the hard-hit outlying islands remained down,
   meaning it could take some time before the full extent of the damage
   caused by Cyclone Pam is known.

   U.N. officials say they fear the worst after Pam changed course and
   crossed the main Vanuatu island with 270 kilometer-per-hour winds,
   destroying entire villages, downing power lines and toppling trees.

   Aid agencies hope to begin to fly in relief goods on Sunday when the
   airport in Port Vila is expected to open.

   Authorities in New Zealand are preparing for the storm, which is
   forecast to pass north of the country Sunday and Monday.
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