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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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Islands cut off from aid after Cyclone Pam

Cyclone Pam's path spanned a vast and remote area, 65 inhabited islands hundreds of miles apart.

Tanna island, with a population of 50,000, was pounded by the cyclone for eight hours. It still hasn't received any aid and 80 per cent of its inhabitants have lost their homes.

ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson reports:

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