Pam was classed as a category 5 cyclone - the most severe - when it hit Vanuatu with wind gusts of up to 320kmh. Tropical Cyclone Zoe, in 2002, had 380kmh winds.

Cyclone "Pam," with winds of 210 mph, smashed into the island of nation of Vanuatu, more than a thousand miles east of Australia Deadly cyclone causes death and devastation in the South Pacific 01:04 ...

Red Cross workers reported “unbelievable destruction” after Tropical Cyclone Pam hit Port Vila, Vanuatu, the Australian Red Cross said Saturday.

Cyclone Pam, possibly the worst cyclone in the Pacific's history, slammed into Vanuatu late Friday. Wind speeds of more than 165 mph made Pam a Category 5 storm.

Pacific Islands devastated by Cyclone Pam at the weekend will be using the disaster to drive home the need for a globally funded insurance pool to aid in the recovery from such events when they ...

Cyclone Pam -- the equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane -- is threatening the tiny island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. As of Friday morning local time (late Thursday afternoon in ...

Red Cross workers reported “unbelievable destruction” after Tropical Cyclone Pam hit Port Vila, Vanuatu, the Australian Red Cross said Saturday.