article_snippet: winds over the weekend, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 11 people.
article_snippet: Aid groups have expressed serious fears about the potential scale of the devastation left by the cyclone on the more remote islands of Vanuatu, where many people live in rickety homes made of thatch or metal sheets.
article_snippet: The death toll currently stands at 11, according to Vanuatu authorities, five of them from Tanna.
article_snippet: But officials say it will take days or even weeks to get a full picture of the destruction.
article_snippet: One aid organization has said it could be one of the worst disasters ever to hit the Pacific.
article_snippet: Uprooted trees now litter the building's surroundings.
article_snippet: the cyclone flagpole was snapped in half.