Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured expected to rise.

People remained trapped in a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Wednesday a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation, killing 14 people including two Chinese nationals.

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, sparking a network outage, crushing vehicles and damaging multiple buildings, with reports of 14 people killed.

A forceful 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook the capital of Vanuatu damaging the newly established U.S. Embassy on Tuesday. Authorities reported the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks at 12:53

ActionAid Australia has launched an emergency appeal following two major earthquakes in the past 24 hours, to support locals in Port Vila and East Efate in need of urgent supplies and support.