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# Vanuatu: Urgent need for shelter and clean drinking water after double cyclones

PRESS RELEASE: There is an urgent need for shelter and clean drinking water as hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by back-to-back cyclones in communities across Vanuatu.

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![Vanuatu Red Cross volunteers Jeff and Hilda conduct damage](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ygpvb574/production/e50486b9d722da56412a11aca06886bd33b7790a-825x464.webp?w=1600&q=80&fit=crop&auto=format)

*Vanuatu Red Cross volunteers Jeff and Hilda conduct damage assessments and relief distribution in Bladiniere, Port Vila. Photo: Philippe Carillo / IFRC*

Hundreds of people are still seeking shelter in evacuation centres as some have had their houses damaged or completely destroyed.

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