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By RNZ The leader of the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council is pleading for airlines and tourists to return and says only a few buildings have affected by...
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Christchurch man Greg Beach, who works in a food supply warehouse, recalled hearing yelling and screaming when the quake hit. He said a lot of stock fell from shelves during the quake, but fortunately most of his colleagues were outside eating lunch and were unhurt.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirmed the flight's arrival overnight.
RNZ
An Urban Search and Rescue crew is painstakingly clearing the rubble of a pancaked building, searching for survivors layer by layer.
Infrastructure damage is extensive — including to hospitals, roads, buildings, two major water reservoirs and gas pipes.
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Former defence minister Peeni Henare says the delays to flights to Vanuatu are embarrassing for the country. A C-130H aircraft was diverted to New Caledonia on Wednesday night following an engine fire warning indication.
www.abc.net.au
The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department has issued a warning of a low-to-medium likelihood of a cyclone developing, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.
RNZ
Valerie Kalkoa, a single mother who only returned home two days ago, leaves behind a three-year-old son.
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Vanuatu's tourism businesses say visitors will play a major role in its post-earthquake recovery, when the country is ready for them.
"This is a team of veterans. We chose them very carefully, and they are a very experienced crew to go into this situation," said Fire and Emergency New Zealand deputy national commander Brendan Nally.
RNZ
The arrival of New Zealand's rescue team has been forced to divert as officials in Port Vila say the death toll is expected to rise .
RNZ
Rescuers in Vanuatu will be under pressure to reach people in damaged buildings quickly, a structural engineer says, amid fears the death toll will rise.
www.abc.net.au
Hundreds more Australians stranded in Vanuatu after devastating earthquakes have been flown back home on RAAF flights this evening, with the first plane touching down at 6pm.
NZ Herald
The Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules en route to Vanuatu to help in the earthquake response has diverted to New Caledonia after an engine fire...
RNZ
The search and rescue team's priority is simple: To save as many lives as possible.
UNICEF chief of station Eric Durpaire told 1News some people have begun to get sick from drinking contaminated water.
The Conversation
Since Vanuatu’s first earthquake was at a magnitude over 7, we would expect to see more aftershocks to come, at declining strengths and frequency – in a pattern that can last weeks to months.
the Guardian
Witnesses recount the moment the earthquake hit in Port Vila, as rescue teams sift through the wreckage after disaster that has killed 14 and injured 200
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks about New Zealand's response to the Vanuatu earthquake. Video / Mark Mitchell
RNZ
The city's airport is closed and children are among many believed trapped in rubble after a 7.3 quake killed at least 14 and injured hundreds.
www.abc.net.au
The Red Cross updates the death toll in Vanuatu to 14, citing government sources, with hundreds injured after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake yesterday. Follow live.
RNZ
Vanuatu Business Resilience Council chair Colin Craig was talking to Morning Report when a 6.1 aftershock struck.
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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.
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