A Canadian Forces C-17 aircraft left Nepal's capital on Wednesday carrying Canadian evacuees from the earthquake-ravaged country and has since landed in New Delhi, India.

The Canadian government will begin evacuating Canadians from earthquake-stricken Nepal after a Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster aircraft arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

At least 29 Canadian citizens were in Vanuatu when Tropical Cyclone Pam hit the South Pacific island chain on Saturday and may have been affected by the Category 5 storm, the Dept. of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.