The South Pacific island of Vanuatu has been hammered by Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam.
The Island has faced 165 m.p.h. winds from one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded east of Australia. The eye of the storm passed over Vanuatu on March 13th around 4:05 a.m., the first category 5 to make landfall since the devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November 2013.
Reports say that Efate Island, the most populated in Vanuatu, has suffered extreme damage from the storm. There has been no confirmed reports of deaths, injuries, or missing.
Port Vila, located on the southwest part of the island, did not get hit by the storm’s eye and was able to stay online throughout most of the storm’s move over the Island. The last recording sent by a weather station at the port showed almost 4.7 inches of rain from the storm.
Four tropical cyclones are currently spinning in the Pacific including one just off the western coast of Australia.