Baldwin Lonsdale

Vanuatu warned March 17  it faces imminent food shortages as accounts emerged of huge damage to a large outer island, days after one of the fiercest cyclones on record pummelled the sprawling Pacific nation.
      

The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, calls upon the international community for more humanitarian aid after the catastrophe wrought by cyclone “Pam”

Vanuatu's president March 16 pleaded with the world to help the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation rebuild as aid agencies warned conditions were among the most challenging they have ever faced with fears of disease rife.
      

The first aid teams to reach Vanuatu reported widespread devastation on March 15 as authorities declared a state of emergency after a "monster" cyclone tore through the vulnerable Pacific island nation.