No casualties at Ranwadi College, South Pentecost but severely damage by Cyclone Lola, which struck the Ranwadi area on Wednesday. There are serious damages on houses. Two staff houses were destroyed and five classrooms are out. Photo: Twitter.com/@yumitalem
Cyclone Lola has destroyed schools and homes in Vanuatu with more than 10 thousand households torn apart, damaged or flooded.
Four provinces in the north have been hit hardest as humanitarian aid groups and Vanuatu's National Disaster management staff make initial assessments.
The New Zealand, Australian and French defence forces are set to help provide aid and assess damage.
Aid groups say it could take years for some communities to properly recover.
RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon has more.