Relief deliveries hampered

Vanuatu cyclone recovery hampered by boat availability

The category five storm tore a path of destruction through central and northern part of the country earlier this month.

Thousands of people have been impacted, with the Red Cross reporting 90 percent of buildings in Luganville, the second biggest centre in the country, being damaged or destroyed.

The logistics coordinator at the Disaster Management Office, Jimmy Naura, said shipping supplies from Port Vila to the affected islands was difficult because many ships had been washed ashore or damaged by the cyclone.