ADRA ready to respond to Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

PORT VILA, VANUATU 4:30 p.m.—The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is on high alert as category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam hits the archipelago of Vanuatu.

A ADRA está a preparar o lançamento de kits de emergência a partir de três armazéns em Shefa, Efate e Tafea. Os kits incluem sabão, kits de filtragem de água e contentores de água dobráveis. A ADRA está preparada para participar na avaliação da situação quando a tempestade passar para decidir o que as comunidades locais mais necessitarão.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the winds in the eye region of the storm are averaging up to 270 kph (167 mph) with gusts up to 340 kph (211 mph). Heavy to torrential rainfall and flooding, including flash flooding are expected as well as landslides and coastal flooding from storm surge.

There are already 450 people in evacuation centers in the northern provinces—mostly schools, churches, and government buildings. There are another two cyclones forming that could affect Vanuatu in the near future.
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