UPDATE: All Missionaries Safe in Vanuatu
UPDATE: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – March 19, 2015 – (Gephardt Daily) – All Latter-day Saint missionaries in the Vanuatu Port Vila Mission are accounted for, safe and well. The 11 Latter-day Saint missionaries who were on the Vanuatu island of Tanna when Cyclone Pam hit last weekend are now back in Port Vila. The six missionaries on the island of Ambae are also accounted for and safe. Where possible, missionaries throughout the nation are distributing food and other supplies to communities in need, and assisting people in other ways.
Latter-day Saint missionaries in Port Vila are helping families clean up their properties, and in some cases starting to rebuild their homes.
All missionaries in the mission, including those on remote islands, were notified before the cyclone arrived, and moved to the safest location in each respective island.
Water supplies are being restored in many parts of Port Vila this week. However, power is still out across the nation. Some buildings are being powered by generators.
Military aid flights are coming into Port Vila daily, and some commercial flights into the capital have begun.
A blog has been set up at the Church’s Pacific Area Headquarters for families of missionaries in the Vanuatu Port Vila Mission so latest information can be shared. These families will be contacted shortly so they can access this blog.
