Vanautu Cyclone: Aftermath and Recovery

[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

Hi Deleted User, thanks for keeping us posted on the things in Vanuatu since the Cyclone hit. I hope that things start getting better for them ALL, very soon. Aloha.

Chris

 

[verticity]

Erromango Island before Cyclone Pam:

And After:

Source : Earth Observatory

 

[TheKavaSociety]

A few before & after photos

 

[Gourmet Hawaiian Kava]

These pictures are very sobering. It really shows the damage to these Precious Islands called Vanuatu. Thanks for posting them. One of the things they are in desperate need of now believe it or not is chainsaws.
Aloha.

Chris

 

[Steve Mariotti]

God, the wind just stripped all the leaves off the twigs and blew them all out to sea. That's amazing.

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

hopefully it took the mozzies out to sea as well.
bright side.

 

[verticity]

Why no number for Erromango, I wonder?

 

[starscolliding]

In one report I read, the Kava plants weren't actually harmed at all, in fact, the high winds knocked the makas right out of them, but didn't hurt the plants themselves. Scientists are on-site trying to figure out how that happened...

 

[Poivrier]

We have the same defoliated landscape here in Okinawa after severe typhoons each year, I hate it: you can see how stressed the plants and trees are.

 

[verticity]

In one report I read, the Kava plants weren't actually harmed at all, in fact, the high winds knocked the makas right out of them, but didn't hurt the plants themselves. Scientists are on-site trying to figure out how that happened...

In the unlikely event you are not kidding, I would like to see that report.

 

[nabanga]

You know, you're right. This is from Humans of Vanuatu Facebook page, I'll try to track down the island.

That's Mataso - one of the Shepherd group just north of Efate. Aniwa is a long flat island with a big lagoon off the north east coast of Tanna.
I just heard from an old friend who has been living 30 mins outside Vila growing kava - his house has gone, but all his 5 year old plants which lost all their leaves are shooting again.