Schools in Vanuatu grapple with damages and disruptions in the aftermath of Lola

From , 6:03 am on 1 November 2023
Classroom at Melsisi in Vanuatu damaged by Cyclone Lola

Photo: Supplied / Joseph Molkis

Cyclone Lola has caused extensive damage to Vanuatu schools just before students were due to sit their final exams. 

More than 15,000 Vanuatu students' in Penama province have had their education disrupted from buildings being destroyed.

Andrew Gray, a teacher at boarding school, Ranwadi College on Pentecost Island says five out of 30 classrooms had their roofs ripped off and are out of action.

He speaks to RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham about delivering education in the aftermath of Lola.