| Post date | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 10:48 |
Tropical Cyclone Pam made landfall on Friday the 13th of March near the islands of Vanuatu with sustained wind speeds of 270 km/h. Initial estimates of humanitarian impact suggest large devastation. Several other island nations, including Kiribati, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Fiji have also been affected. Cyclone Pam is a category 5 cyclone and the second strongest to ever form in the Southern Pacific.
In Vanuatu, the damage is clearly widespread across all sectors with sever effects on agriculture and food security. The Vanuatu Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) is fully operational under the leadership of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, with support from FAO and GIZ SPC and an active membership of several NGOs.
- Find the latest updates at the Food Security Response for Cyclone PAM webpage.
Map: OCHA