RNZ
Vanuatu Business Resilience Council chair Colin Craig was talking to Morning Report when a 6.1 aftershock struck.
www.stuff.co.nz
Two Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff are unaccounted for in Vanuatu following the quake."We have been in contact with our High Commissioner in Vanuatu and can confirm we have accounted for all but 2 of our staff," a spokesperson said.
www.ndtv.com
Rescue teams dug for survivors trapped in crumpled buildings in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people, burying some in rubble and landslides.
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region yesterday afternoon.
NZ Herald
People have been pulled alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings, giving hope to search and rescue volunteers in the wake of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake...
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and GNS Science said they were assessing whether the quake which struck at 2:47pm NZ time had created a tsunami that could affect New Zealand.
RNZ
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is checking to see if staff are safe.
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At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a major earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday.
www.abc.net.au
Australia is urgently sending assistance, including emergency medical and search and rescue teams, to Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale has hit the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila today, around 2.50 NZT (12.50 VUT). The earthquake has left several buildings damaged and a reported one (1) casualty. All the networks are still down, and the Vanuatu High Commission has yet to establish reliable contacts with the capital and the... Keep Reading
The Fiji Times
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, severely damaging buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing foreign embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies lying in the street. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu’s main […]
RNZ
Damage has so far been reported at Port Vila's wharf and a building containing embassies for the US, UK, France and New Zealand.
the Guardian
Red Cross workers and embassy officials report damage in capital Port Vila after quake hit 30km to the west of the city
www.abc.net.au
At least one person has died following a magnitude-7.4 earthquake at Vanuatu, 37km off the coast of Port Vila. A tsunami warning was in place but has since been cancelled. Follow live.
CNN
A powerful 7.3 earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, damaging multiple buildings, including a complex in the capital Port Vila that hosts the diplomatic missions of Western nations including the United States.
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One person has reportedly died after the magnitude-7.3 quake that hit 30 kilometres west of the capital of Port Vila, but there are fears that number could soon rise.
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake, which struck at a depth of 57km, occurred 30km to the west of the capital Port Vila at 2.47pm, according to the US Geological Survey.
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The tremor struck at 12:47 pm local time, approximately 30 km off the coast of the main island Efate.
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