Australian search and rescue teams arrive in quake-hit Vanuatu
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australian rescue and medical teams have reached Vanuatu, authorities said on Thursday, where at least 14 people including one French and two Chinese nationals were killed and hundreds were injured in a 7.3 magnitude earthquake two days ago. France’s Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer on Thursday confirmed the death of a French national, […]
Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers continue search
Updated: 11:15am (AEDT) Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Rescuers in Vanuatu on Wednesday searched for people still trapped after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing 14 people, and damaging reservoirs, commercial buildings, embassies and a hospital. At least 200 people are being treated for injuries at the capital’s […]
Cyclone Harold tears through Vanuatu, bears toward Fiji
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Tropical Cyclone Harold lashed the South Pacific island of Vanuatu for a second day on Tuesday, ripping off roofs and downing telecommunications, and was moving towards Fiji where it is expected to slightly weaken. The powerful cyclone made landfall on Monday in Sana province, an island north of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, with […]
SNAPSHOT: FRUIT MARKET, PORT VILA, VANUATU
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