Orion checks on cyclone damage
PA Wellington An Air Force Orion left Whenuapai air base yesterday to check damage caused by Cyclone Bola which struck Vanuatu earlier this week.
The Orion will make a series of reconnaissance flights over the island group to provide local ; authorities with an accurate picture of the extent (of the damage.
The aircraft, which was made available after a request for assistance
from the Vanuatu Government. is expected to return to New Zealand late this afternoon.
One person is dead and at least 3000 are homeless in Vanuatu after _ eight day's of torrential rain and wind, Government sources said.
The second cyclone to hit Vanuatu in two months has caused heavy flooding and landslides on the islands of Ambrym and Tongoa, sweeping away many houses, the sources said.
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