Cyclone Harold flattens homes, brings injuries in Fiji
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A powerful tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, witnesses said, destroying buildings and causing injuries in Suva, the capital, pressuring a population already bracing for the coronavirus outbreak. Cyclone Harold, its strength ranked in the highest category of five, passed over Fiji’s south at about midday, levelling […]
Cyclone Harold tears through Vanuatu, bears toward Fiji
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Tropical Cyclone Harold lashed the South Pacific island of Vanuatu for a second day on Tuesday, ripping off roofs and downing telecommunications, and was moving towards Fiji where it is expected to slightly weaken. The powerful cyclone made landfall on Monday in Sana province, an island north of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, with […]
Cyclone pounds Vanuatu, levelling buildings, amid virus shutdown
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A powerful tropical cyclone made landfall on the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, witnesses said, levelling buildings in a country already in a state of emergency due to concerns about the coronavirus. Cyclone Harold approached Sanma province, an island north of the capital Port Vila, with winds of up to […]
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Bangladesh pledges to bring Vanuatu trafficking victims home
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh has begun steps to bring home 101 trafficking victims stranded in Vanuatu after they were lured there with the promise of work that never materialised, a government official said on Wednesday. The migrants, who include two minors, have been stuck in the remote Pacific island nation since November when four […]
Dozens of Bangladesh migrants trafficked to Vanuatu stuck in limbo
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu with the promise of jobs are stuck in limbo and struggling to survive while awaiting justice and the option of returning home. About 101 migrants who arrived in the Pacific island nation over the course of the last two years say […]
Vanuatu baby vaccinated in world’s first commercial drone delivery
Thomson Reuters Foundation A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first person in the world to be immunised using vaccines delivered by a commercial drone, the United Nations said, raising hopes that the method could save lives in other far-flung areas. The drone flew for 25 minutes across 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain to […]