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| UpdatedThe United Nations raises the confirmed death toll in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam from 11 to 16 with aid now starting to reach some of the worst-hit areas.
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A worker chops up fallen trees next to a destroyed boat at a resident's compound days after Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, capital city of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu March 19, 2015.
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| UpdatedCommunities along the eastern Northern Territory coast are readying for their second major storm event in just over a month, with Cyclone Nathan on course to make landfall early on Sunday.
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Extra emergency crews are beginning their exodus from Cooktown in far north Queensland as life returns to normal following the passing of Tropical Cyclone Nathan.
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Australian rescue teams remove over 100 kilograms of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam.
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Born between two cyclones, three-week-old Jasmine is a picture of serenity amongst the preparations in Nhulunbuy for Tropical Cyclone Nathan, which is predicted to hit the small town on Sunday morning
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| UpdatedCharlie McKillop reports that communities are breathing a collective sigh of relief after Cyclone Nathan crossed the coast near Cape Flattery, about 100 kilometres north of Cooktown.
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| UpdatedThe family of Zoe Marshall says the Canberra teen has vowed to stay in Vanuatu to continue her volunteer work in a remote village.
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Coffee Brothers' co-director Tony Macri visited Tanna Island in 2011 to meet with farmers and start trading direct. He is appealing for cafes to join a fundraising effort to support rebuilding efforts on the island following Tropical Cyclone Pam.
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A Sydney coffee roaster is calling on cafes from Australia and around the world to support the rebuilding of Tanna Island.
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A car crushed by a tree that fell in Galiwinku during category four Cyclone Lam.
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| UpdatedThe temporary tent community set up for displaced Galiwinku residents after Cyclone Lam will be dismantled by emergency services on Saturday, as Arnhem Land prepares for Cyclone Nathan.
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| UpdatedAs further news of the damage from Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu gradually trickles in, 10 expats from Epi Island are still waiting to hear from their families.
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| UpdatedAustralia sends the Navy's heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk to Vanuatu, to help with the rescue efforts after Tropical Cyclone Pam tore through the Pacific archipelago with devastating force.
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| UpdatedCooktown residents breathe a sigh of relief after Tropical Cyclone Nathan crosses the far north Queensland coast and is downgraded to a category three system.
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| UpdatedTropical Cyclone Nathan is downgraded to a category three system after making landfall between Cape Flattery and Cape Melville in far north Queensland.
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| UpdatedThe destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam this week across the Pacific highlights how communities go about recovering after a disaster.
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| UpdatedResidents in the Queensland towns of Cooktown and Hope Vale are bunkering down as Tropical Cyclone Nathan begins to cross the coast north of Cape Flattery with wind gusts up to 230 kilometres per hour.
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| UpdatedAustralian officials locate five international volunteers who went missing in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam, but continue search for 14 others.
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| UpdatedHaving weathered Cyclone Lam one month ago, residents on Elcho Island are praying they will not be hit by Tropical Cyclone Nathan, which is forecast to make landfall in Arnhem Land within days.
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| UpdatedClimate change exacerbated the damage caused by Cyclone Pam, which left a trail of destruction across Vanuatu, Australia's Climate Council says.
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