Curfew in Vanuatu's cyclone-devastated capital

A curfew has been imposed in Vanuatu's capital, as authorities begin to assess the devastation from Cyclone Pam.

The ruins of a family home

Recovery efforts are continuing in Vanuatu after a powerful cyclone caused widespread destruction on the small South Pacific archipelago.

The southern island of Tanna, about 200 kilometres south of the capital, Port Vila, took the full force of the category five storm.

The full extent of the damage from Cyclone Pam is yet to be fully assessed.

SBS journalist Stefan Armbruster is in Port Vila and he's told Santilla Chingaipe a curfew has since been put in place.

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