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RAF plane arrives in Vanuatu after devastating cyclone

An RAF plane has arrived in Vanuatu with vital supplies after the country was devastated by a tropical cyclone in the South Pacific.

Cyclone Pam ripped through the archipelago of islands last weekend, with winds of up to 155 mph and heavy rainfall destroying 90% of the buildings in the capital of Port Vila.

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Aid agencies struggle to reach islands hit by cyclone

Aid agencies are struggling to reach the outer islands of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu after a devastating cyclone which left 24 dead and thousands more homeless.

The outlying islands bore the brunt of the category five storm, but workers are struggling to make contact after Cyclone Pam brought winds of more than 160 miles an hour to ravage the country.

ITV News correspondent Lucy Watson reports:

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