A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu, on Tuesday, causing widespread damage to buildings, including one housing the US and other embassies. Witnesses reported seeing bodies in the city, and the quake also collapsed bridges and disrupted mobile networks.
7.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. This photo shows a general view of a severely damaged building housing the embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand after a powerful earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu , on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
The United States has closed the embassy until further notice, citing “considerable damage” to the mission, the US embassy in Papua New Guinea said in a message on social media.The New Zealand High Commission, housed in the same building, suffered “significant damage”, a statement from Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ office said.
“They’re just cracking on with a rescue operation. The support we need from overseas is medical evacuation and skilled rescue, kind of people that can operate in earthquakes,” he said. Nibhay Nand, a Sydney-based pharmacist with businesses across the South Pacific, said he had spoken to staff in Port Vila who said most of the store there had been “destroyed” and that other buildings nearby had “collapsed”.
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