The islanders of cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu, after surviving one of the strongest storms on record last week now face running out of food, the government says because of a lack of aid coordination.<br /><br /> The more than 80 islands and 260,000 people weathered gusts of up to 300 kilometres per hour.<br /><br /> Albert Kalangis, Chairman of the Eton Village Disaster Board, said: “In three weeks time there will be no more food, for the villagers to survive. It will probably take two to three years for the families to recover.”<br /><br /> Communications are mostly still out, compounding the logistical challenges of distribution. Although the provisional official death toll from Cyclone Pam was a mere 11 people, relief teams are concerned about the islanders’ long-term survival. <br /><br /> The agriculture minister has said the destruction led his experts to conclude Vanuatu’s people will run out of food in less than one week.
