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Australian search and rescue teams arrive in quake-hit Vanuatu

Australian rescue and medical teams have reached Vanuatu, authorities said on Thursday, to help efforts to save people trapped under collapsed buildings after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed at least 14 people and injured hundreds.

Couriermail · 1d

Australia sends emergency teams to Vanuatu after deadly earthquake

Australia is sending “plane loads of help” to Vanuatu after a freak, deadly earthquake struck the small Pacific country, burying unknown numbers beneath collapsed buildings.

Yahoo · 6h

International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivors

Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.- Death toll set to rise - "Australia's emergency crews are now on the ground in Vanuatu following the devastating earthquake,

Vanuatu, earthquake

SBS · 2d

Vanuatu hit by second earthquake as Australia prepares to deploy 'immediate' assistance

A major casualty event is feared in Port Vila after an earthquake hit Vanuatu's capital, damaging buildings including a diplomatic hub. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu's major island of Efate on Tuesday afternoon.

The Washington Post · 2d

U.S. embassy, buildings damaged in Vanuatu earthquake

Buildings were damaged and communications cut after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation northeast of Australia, on Dec. 17.

USA Today · 2d

US embassy among multiple buildings damaged by strong Vanuatu earthquake

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu, causing widespread damage and forcing the closure of the US embassy in Port Vila.

2hon MSN

Vanuatu braces for heavy rains two days after deadly quake

People on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu braced on Thursday for heavy rains and a possible cyclone, two days after a ...

14hon MSN

Vanuatu searches for earthquake survivors with no water as death toll expected to rise

Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake ...

Australia sends 'immediate' search and rescue assistance to Vanuatu following powerful earthquake

Australia is urgently sending assistance, including emergency medical and search and rescue teams, to Vanuatu following a ...

8hon MSN

Australia evacuates scores from earthquake-ravaged Vanuatu

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has evacuated more than 148 Australians from Vanuatu after a deadly earthquake struck the small South Pacific country earlier this week.

5hon MSN

Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu

The number of people killed and missing remains unclear two days after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Pacific island ...

Vanuatu earthquake death toll climbs to 14 as Australia sends relief flights — as it happened

The Red Cross updates the death toll in Vanuatu to 14, citing government sources, as Australia sends help. Follow live.

Australia deploys rescue teams after Vanuatu earthquake

CCTV footage inside a local mechanic's shed shows the moments a powerful 7.3 earthquake shook Vanuatu's capital Port Vila.

AAP on MSN20h

Mother who worked in Australia among Vanuatu quake victims

Rescuers are racing to rescue survivors from the rubble of fallen buildings, but the number of dead is “expected to increase” ...

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