2014–15 South Pacific cyclone season

Vanuatu has hit out at aid groups swarming the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation over a lack of coordination, which it said cost precious time getting help to those in need, while warning food will run out in a week.
      

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 tropical cyclone Pam, which hit the South Pacific acrhipelago of Vanuatu, has claimed its first victims.

Houses in the capital Port Vila were destroyed and at least eight people have been confirmed dead, the BBC reports.

The cyclone, which has brought winds of up to 270 kilometres per hour and torrential rain, has destroyed entire villages.

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.