that is how december frat the situation has gotten. having to write a note by hand to send to the authorities to call for help. we lend him a satellite phone to request an airplane medevac for the little girl. the trouble is there are other parts of this storm struck island that are still inaccessible. 15 minutes away we find the roadblocked by fallen trees. hello. for now, this is the end of the road. there s no way our vehicle can get past and jacob, there are a lot of people that live further down this road, right? yes. reporter: paralyzed telecommunications and distant islands, part of what s made recovery from this monster storm such a logistical nightmare. ivan watson tanna island in
may die in a couple of days if she doesn t have an operation. reporter: the phones are down and the only doctor at the only hospital on the island can t get a message to the out world calling for help. that s forced him to improvise. that is how desperate the situation has gotten literally writing a note by hand to send to the authorities to call for help. we lend him a satellite phone to request an airplane medevac for the girl. the trouble is, there are other parts of the storm-struck island that are still inaccessible. 15 minutes drive away we find the road blocked by fallen trees. for now this is the end of the road. there s no way our vehicle can get past. and there are a lot of people who live further down the road right? more than 3,000 people.