 A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as category for Cyclone Kevin, brought Gale Force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation on March 4. Cyclone Kevin passed over Port Vila late on Friday, March 3, and was moving across the southern island province of Tefia on Saturday morning, bringing wind gusts in excess of 230 km per hour, according to the meteorology department. All boats are advised to avoid going to sea, the department added. A red alert is in effect for Tefia province, home to just over 30,000 people, according to the National Disaster Management Office. Spread across 13 principal islands in the southwestern Pacific, Vanuatu has already been battered by Cyclone Judy that hit capital Port Vila on March 1, cutting power and forcing some residents to evacuate.