International aid agencies ramped up appeals for cyclone-hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, warning that the powerful storm which affected more than two-thirds of the South Pacific island nation had wiped out crops and destroyed fishing fleets, raising the risk of hunger and disease.
Emergency Aid Rushed to Cyclone-hit Vanuatu
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Australian doctors helping in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam give medical aid to a young girl on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, March 18, 2015.
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A boy runs past books laid to dry in the sun after the roof of the Central School library was blown away by Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, the capital city of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, March 18, 2015.
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A woman carrying her baby walks past fallen trees on the southern island of Tanna, where residents told relief workers they were running low on food and other basic supplies, March 18, 2015.
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Children play in water amongst the debris of fallen trees just outside Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, after Cyclone Pam ripped through the island nation, March 17, 2015..