Tropical Cyclone Kevin Brings Hurricane-Force Winds to Vanuatu

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Kevin brought destructive hurricane-force winds to the island nation of Vanuatu as a Category 4 storm on Friday, March 3, the second cyclone to hit the island in a week.

This video showing rainfall and strong winds was posted by Twitter user @dave_lavaki, who said it was filmed in Port Vila.

The storm followed Tropical Cyclone Judy, which was estimated to have affected more than 160,000 people, the Red Cross said. Credit: @dave_lavaki via Storyful

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