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  maandag 6 april 2020 @ 17:41:19 #1
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Orkaan Harold raast over Vanuatu

Een zware orkaan heeft in grote delen van Vanuatu, een eilandengroep in de Stille Oceaan, schade aangericht. Het land is getroffen door hevige regenval en overstromingen. Orkaan Harold kwam afgelopen nacht aan land met windsnelheden tot 235 km/u en is uitgegroeid tot een orkaan van de vijfde categorie, de hoogste die er is.

De Republiek Vanuatu bestaat uit 83 eilanden met in totaal ongeveer 300.000 inwoners. De eilandengroep ligt zo'n 2000 kilometer ten noordoosten van Australië.

Volgens het hoofd van VN-hulporganisatie Unicef Pacific is er geen communicatie meer mogelijk met andere eilanden in de Stille Oceaan. Op foto's uit Luganville, de op een na grootste stad in Vanuatu, is te zien dat daken van huizen zijn gewaaid. Er zijn geen meldingen van doden of gewonden. De orkaan is nu onderweg naar de hoofdstad Port Vila.

In Vanuatu is vanwege het coronavirus de noodtoestand van kracht. De grenzen zijn gesloten voor internationale vluchten, er is een avondklok ingesteld en bijeenkomsten van meer dan vijf mensen zijn verboden.

Vanuatu is een van de weinige landen ter wereld waar geen besmettingsgevallen bekend zijn. Toch is de overheid bang voor een uitbraak, omdat het gezondheidssysteem dat niet aan zou kunnen.

Passagiers vermist
De orkaan komt uit de richting van de Salomonseilanden. Daar raakten dit weekend 27 passagiers van een veerboot vermist, nadat zij overboord waren geslagen. Vermoedelijk zijn zij door golven van het dek geslagen. Inmiddels zijn de lichamen van vijf personen uit het water gehaald. Er zijn nog 22 mensen vermist.

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  maandag 6 april 2020 @ 17:41:38 #2
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  Moderator dinsdag 7 april 2020 @ 11:10:39 #3
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  Moderator dinsdag 7 april 2020 @ 11:11:53 #4
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Severe damage, disrupted communications as Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone "Harold" hits Vanuatu

Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone "Harold" continues to move southeast over the Coral Sea after making landfall over Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo Island at around 00:00 UTC (11:00 LT) and Pentecost at around 07:10 UTC on April 6, 2020, with maximum sustained winds up to 215 km/h (134 mph).

Severe damage, disrupted communications, and flooding in low-lying areas was reported across Sanma, Malampa, and Penama provinces.
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) warned that powerful winds will continue to pound the provinces of Sanma, Penama, Malampa, and Shefa.
Residents of the Sanma, Malampa, Torba, and Penama said Monday their provinces were devastated, with communication lines down in the worst-affected areas.

"There is lots of damage in Sanma, they lost lots of buildings," said Vanuatu Red Cross CEO Jacqueline de Gaillande.

"We don't know if we can provide any supports to the island because we are not allowed to travel inter-island and we are waiting for the government to make that decision," she continued. No injuries have been reported at the time of press.

"Red Cross volunteers are supporting their communities by helping people evacuate, undertaking assessments, and sharing life-saving info," the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Asia Pacific also stated.

Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone "Harold" continues to move southeast over the Coral Sea after making landfall over Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo Island at around 00:00 UTC (11:00 LT) and Pentecost at around 07:10 UTC on April 6, 2020, with maximum sustained winds up to 215 km/h (134 mph).

Severe damage, disrupted communications, and flooding in low-lying areas was reported across Sanma, Malampa, and Penama provinces.
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) warned that powerful winds will continue to pound the provinces of Sanma, Penama, Malampa, and Shefa.
Residents of the Sanma, Malampa, Torba, and Penama said Monday their provinces were devastated, with communication lines down in the worst-affected areas.

"There is lots of damage in Sanma, they lost lots of buildings," said Vanuatu Red Cross CEO Jacqueline de Gaillande.

"We don't know if we can provide any supports to the island because we are not allowed to travel inter-island and we are waiting for the government to make that decision," she continued. No injuries have been reported at the time of press.

"Red Cross volunteers are supporting their communities by helping people evacuate, undertaking assessments, and sharing life-saving info," the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Asia Pacific also stated.

As of 09:00 UTC (20:00 LT), Harold was located about 35 km (22 miles) NE of Ambrym and 80 km (50 miles) N of Epi. The storm was moving in an easterly-southeasterly direction at 19 km/h (12 mph) over the past 3 hours.

According to VMGD, damaging gale force winds of 90 km/h (56 mph) gusting to 110 km/h (68 mph) will continue to batter the provinces of Torba and Shefa within the next six to 12 hours.

Destructive storm force winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) with gusts up to 150 km/h (93 mph) are currently affecting the provinces of Sanma, Penama, and Malampa.

Hurricane-force winds of 215 km/h (134 mph) gusting to 235 km/h (146 mph) will continue striking the provinces of Penama and Malampa in the next six to 12 hours.

"Damaging gale force winds, destructive storm force winds and hurricane-force winds with heavy rainfalls and flash flooding over low lying areas and areas close to river banks including coastal flooding is expected over Sanma, Penama, Malampa, and Shefa provinces including Torba," VMGD said.
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  dinsdag 7 april 2020 @ 23:34:44 #6
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weatherchannel twitterde op dinsdag 07-04-2020 om 23:31:00 Tropical Cyclone #Harold in the South Pacific will hit parts of Fiji and Tonga after hammering Vanuatu as a Category 5: https://t.co/alUObFQQO5 https://t.co/sYRaWNxnt9 reageer retweet
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