article_snippet: With power lines and phone circuits down, officials have no way of knowing the scope of the damage and injuries on the hard-hit outer islands.
article_snippet: No trees, no foliage, no iron structures standing on the western part of Tanna (island),' Alatoa said. '
article_snippet: Families' homes have been destroyed and power supplies are down.
article_snippet: Paolo Malatu, coordinator for the National Disaster Management Office, said 'The damage to homes and infrastructure is severe,' Paolo Malatu, coordinator for the National Disaster Management Office said. '
article_snippet: Paolo Malatu, coordinator for the National Disaster Management Office said there was major damage to many government buildings, and bridges were down outside the capital, making travel by vehicle impossible even around the main island of Efate.
article_snippet: So far, reports of fatalities and damage are incomplete because of the lack of communications with outer islands in the archipelago. '
highlights_snippet: President estimates 90 per cent of buildings in the capital have been destroyed .
  
highlights_snippet: Six people have been confirmed dead and hundreds more injured .
  
highlights_snippet: Winds of up to 155mph and heavy rainfall caused widespread destruction .
  