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Pdf | 682.11 Kb Vanuatu: Tropical Cyclone Lusi - Forecast and Initial Reports Map - 11 March 2014 166°0'0"E 168°0'0"E 170°0'0"E 172°0'0"E 174°0'0"E 176°0'0"E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hiu Island ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 170°0'0"E 175°0'0"E 180°0'0" ! ! ! ! ! ! (269) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Vanua Lava ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Island ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (2597) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mota Lava ! ! TUVALU ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Island ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SOLOMON ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! T O R B A P R O V I N C E ! ! ! (1451) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ISLANDS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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Approximately 30 people ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! - One fatality from falling tree ! from Pepsi Area evacuated ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Pentecost ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! î - Damage to crops and fruit trees ! ! due to flooding. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Island ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! S S ! (16843) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! " " ! ! ! ! 2 ! NEW ! ! î ! S S ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 0 0 ! ! ! " " ! ! 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Norsup ! ! ! ! 2 2 ! ! ! 6 6 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 1 ! ! ! 0 150 300km ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ambrym ! ! ! Malekula ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! î ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Island ! ! ! ! Island 170°0'0"E ! 175°0'0"E 180°0'0" ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (7275) ! ! (22902) ! M A L A M P A P R O V I N C E ! ! ! ! î ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5pm March 11 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! î ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Epi Island ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.
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