article_snippet: This is likely to be one of the worst disasters ever seen in the Pacific, the scale of humanitarian need will be enormous...
article_snippet: People have no water, People have no power, this is a really desperate situation right now.
article_snippet: People need help,' she told AFP.
article_snippet: World leaders, including Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the European Union, pledged relief as workers on the ground warned the death toll could rise because of poor food and water supplies.
article_snippet: I pray for the dead, the injured and the homeless'.
article_snippet: Shelter and food are the major issues,' Aurelia Balpe added. '
article_snippet: Save the Children's head of humanitarian response Nichola Krey raised fears of food shortages in the subsistence economy and said conditions in evacuation centres were challenging. '
article_snippet: Many of the evacuation centres have lots of women and young children sleeping cheek-by-jowl, so health and protection will by key in the coming weeks,' Aurelia Balpe said.