️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  New pictures have emerged which show the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam after it tore through Vanuatu destroying towns and villages and killing at least six people.. President of the country, Baldwin Lonsdale, has estimated the cyclone, which struck on Saturday, has destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital of Port Vila.<unk> President of the country, Baldwin Lonsdale, has estimated the cyclone, which struck on Saturday, has destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital of Port Vila. A RAF plane carrying aid has flown out today to help relief efforts following the devastating tropical cyclone which has wiped out much of the island nation which is in the South Pacific. <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk> Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: Vanuatu<unk>: About 47,000 people live in the capital.<unk> About 47,000 people live in the capital.<unk> About 47,000 people live in the capital. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ With power lines and phone circuits down, officials have no way of knowing the scope of the damage and injuries on the hard-hit outer islands.<unk> Hannington Alatoa, the head of the Vanuatu Red Cross Society, said flyovers by New Zealand and Australian relief teams showed much of the country had been 'flattened.'<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Vanuatuans fly an Australian flag, which is pictured among the damage caused by Port Vila.<unk>Vanuatuans fly an Australian flag, which is pictured among the damage caused by Port Vila. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> No trees, no foliage, no iron structures standing on the western part of Tanna (island),<unk> Alatoa said. 'People are in great need of water' (People are in great need of water) 'People are in great need of water' <unk> <unk> <unk>
Cyclone Pam has battered the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> President estimates 90 percent of buildings in the capital have been destroyed.<unk> President estimates 90 percent of buildings in the capital have been destroyed.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ A RAF plane carrying aid has flown out from the UK to help relief efforts.