Hundreds of Australians have been evacuated from Vanuatu after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila, causing widespread damage and fears of a rising death toll.
More stranded Australians have returned home after Vanuatu's worst earthquake this century, amid fears the death toll could rise as damaged infrastructure is searched. The Australian government has repatriated an additional 135 citizens on two Royal Australian Air Force planes overnight, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that devastated Port Vila on Tuesday. Their arrival came after the Australian government repatriated 148 citizens on defence planes on Wednesday.
A total of 283 Australians have now been assisted to return to Brisbane across four flights. Two further RAAF humanitarian assistance flights to Port Vila are planned for Friday to provide further assistance to Vanuatu relief efforts and return more Australians to Brisbane. With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at Brisbane International Airport, finally home after witnessing the devastation caused by the Vanuatu earthquake. It feels so good to be home, she told the Australian Associated Press. We're home. We're safe. Up to 14 people are feared dead from the earthquake, with nine confirmed including a young mother fresh off a nine-month Queensland work stint. Rodney Prestia, the chief executive of labour hire business iComply, said the 26-year-old woman who he identified only as Valerie was crushed in a collapsed building. It's an absolute tragedy, and our team's been really rattled by it, he said. No Australians have been confirmed dead in the earthquake to date, with the Red Cross reporting at least 200 people have been injured in the disaster. Shane Cook, who was in Port Vila when the earthquake struck, also arrived on Thursday night. I watched buildings come down around me, and I watched people ... I saw someone get crushed. It was horrific, he told AAP. Everyone started yelling Tsunami! so we had to run up a giant hil
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