article_snippet: At least eight people have been confirmed dead after Cyclone Pam hit the archipelago, with winds of up to 270km/h and causing heavy flooding, landslides, and mass destruction of buildings.
article_snippet: Communications and power for more than 260,000 people is still down, and access to a lot of areas has been cut off.
article_snippet: Many people have lost Many people homes.
highlights_snippet: At least eight people have been confirmed as dead after the disaster .
  