article_snippet: We're really lucky to be in a concrete house.
article_snippet: The strongest thing they've got is cement churches," said Inga Mepham, program director for CARE International for the Vanuatu program.
article_snippet: It's hard to find a structure that you'd think would be able to withstand a Category 5 (storm).
article_snippet: The archipelago nation northeast of Australia contains 83 small islands, many of which have little infrastructure and lack the strong housing structures that can endure a walloping storm.
article_snippet: Because of the tropical climate in Vanuatu, some of the housing is made of lighter building materials, including straw and corrugated metals.
article_snippet: CNN host Bill Weir, who was recently in Vanuatu on assignment, said that while Port Vila has some modern development in the form of an airport, large hotels and a convention center that's under construction, life on some of the Solomon Islands has remained almost unchanged for thousands of years.