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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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Vanuatu in 'immediate' need after Cyclone Pam

The president of the island nation of Vanuatu says his country is in "immediate" need after Cyclone Pam tore through the country at the weekend. Almost every house in the capital has been damaged and people are running out of water.

ITV News correspondent Lucy Watson sent this report from the capital Port Vila:

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