Disaster relief work

Prioritising aid a challenge in post-cyclone Vanuatu

An aerial survey of affected areas conducted on Sunday showed widespread damage to food gardens, homes and infrastructure.

But the operations manager of the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, Peter Korisa, said the way in which Hola impacted the islands made it difficult to coordinate the relief effort.

"The impact is quite unique because within an island it only covers several locations. It did not cover the whole island," he said.