Communications down after category 5 Cyclone Harold hits Vanuatu
Pacific nation lashed by heavy rain, flash flooding and ‘phenomenal seas’
A category five cyclone has made landfall on the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, causing damage across large parts of the country, as it tries to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak.
Cyclone Harold made landfall on the north and west of the country on Monday, after spending Sunday sitting off the country’s west coast, gathering strength.