Vanuatu Braces Itself for Arrival of Cyclone Pam

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has put itself on alert as a destructive cyclone approaches; the forbidding storm is currently intensifying in the South Pacific Ocean, east of the Solomon Islands.

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu expects to be hit by a powerful cyclone, which is currently intensifying in the South Pacific Ocean east of the Solomon Islands, sources said.

Tropical Cyclone Pam is due to reach Category 5 intensity before Friday, according to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office.

It said that it has already issued a yellow alert for the northern half of the island chain and a blue alert for the southernmost Tafea province.