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March 14th, 2015 
David Schulberg
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in statement on Friday night that the death toll from the category five tropical storm could run into the dozens.
The UN’s relief agency added that there were unconfirmed reports that 44 people had died in the northeastern province of Penama.
The OCHA said in a statement “There were no official reports of deaths or injuries, however according to an unconfirmed report 44 people died in Penama province.”
Sources say that it could take several more hours before a clear picture emerged.
Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, which has been monitoring the storm, said most parts of Vanuatu had been affected.
Cyclone Pam, packing winds of more than 250 kilometers per hour, slammed into the island on Friday.
The powerful cyclone has triggered flash floods and knocked out telephone lines over a wide area in the isolated Pacific island nation.
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