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Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam

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Uwen Garae stands in his destroyed house on March 16, 2015 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam hit the South Pacific islands on the Saturday with hurricane force winds, huge ocean swells and flash flooding and caused severe damage to housing.