Eruptions, Quakes, Cyclones: Vanuatu Man Survives Them All

Eruptions, Quakes, Cyclones: Vanuatu Man Survives Them All

23 MARCH 2015

He lives in a country that's ranked by the United Nations University as the world's most at-risk for natural disasters. But his story is remarkable even in an archipelago that has grown familiar with nature's fury. It is also filled with sadness: his father and youngest brother were both killed by a landslide.

Simelum survived yet another disaster this month when Cyclone Pam ripped through the South Pacific archipelago, destroying thousands of homes and killing at least 17 people. Simelum's outdoor kitchen was blasted to pieces and he had to sweep the water from his home from flooding, but he doesn't seem too worried about all that.

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Source: ABC News

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