article_snippet: The government declared a state of emergency, as the death toll continues to rise.
article_snippet: Aid workers on the ground are reporting massive destruction.
article_snippet: Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale told CNN that massive destruction was the worst the island nation of Vanuatu had ever experienced.
article_snippet: Officials are reporting that 90% of the homes in the island nation of Vanuatu are damaged or destroyed.
article_snippet: With communication still down between many of the islands, the  full extent of the strongest storm's devastation is still unknown.
highlights_snippet: Aid workers on the ground are reporting massive destruction .