On 24 October 2023, Tropical Cyclone Lola made landfall in Vanuatu as a Category 4 storm. It was the third tropical cyclone to hit Vanuatu in 2023.

Telecommunications infrastructure and power supply were impacted. The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) -- led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pacific -- supported the government-led response with three satellite phones and five prepaid SIM cards to support the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) teams with reliable field telecommunications for the initial rapid damage assessment in the outer islands. 

The national telecommunications services in the affected areas are recovering and the national cluster in Vanuatu is managing the response -- no further regional support has been requested.