Remote villages in northern Vanuatu have been damaged and crops destroyed, as tropical Cyclone Lola continues to batter the island nation. The cyclone has been downgraded to a category two as it passes to the west of the capital Port Vila. It's the first pre-season cyclone to hit the region since the 1970s. Lindah Peter from CARE International says recovery from the cyclone will be challenging.
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00:00 So, in northern provinces, especially in Torba province, Penema province, Malamba province
00:07 and Sanma province, I've been having updates of communication.
00:11 And since yesterday in Sanma province, I've been able to restore their connection.
00:17 However, in Penema province, we were able to connect with one of our staffs in south
00:23 of Pentecost.
00:24 And the update we received from our staff in Pentecost is that there were severe damage
00:32 in the villages.
00:33 Most of the local houses filled with local tarch leaf were destroyed.
00:37 There are a lot of damages on the roads, the prison on the road with fallen trees and also
00:44 contamination to water sources in the communities.
00:48 So currently speaking, there are some local villages that have their house totally damaged
00:55 and have been evacuated to a safe location, such as churches, church buildings and schools.
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