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Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu activates emergency plans as category five system predicted

Source(s): Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is bracing for a powerful hit from severe Tropical Cyclone Pam which has been upgraded to a category four system, reports ABC.

According to the article, Vanuatu's 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 living so they can move in the worst case scenario."

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon
Themes Community-based DRR Disaster risk management Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Vanuatu
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