A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, leaving 14 people dead and numerous injured. Rescue workers are still searching for survivors trapped under rubble.
Rescue rs in Vanuatu on Wednesday searched for people still trapped after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing 14 people, and damaging reservoirs, commercial buildings, embassies and a hospital.At least 200 people are being treated for injuries at the capital's main hospital and other medical centers with 14 confirmed deaths, a Red Cross official said on X, citing the Vanuatu government.
'Rescue ops continue to free those trapped after the quake, and attention turns to urgent needs like first aid, shelter, and water,' said Katie Greenwood, Head of the Delegation for the Pacific at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Vanuatu Police said in a statement there had been deaths and many injuries, without giving a number.National broadcaster VBTC showed people queuing for fuel and essentials on Wednesday morning. Rescue efforts continued at one of the collapsed buildings, Billabong House, where people had been trapped under rubble.Footage posted on social media showed vehicles crushed under the debris, boulders strewn across a highway and landslips near Port Vila's international shipping terminal.Basil Leodoro, an emergency doctor in Vanuatu with health emergency firm Respond Global, said two buildings - Billabong House and a Chinese store - had collapsed, with rescuers trying to save people.'So far they have been able to remove two casualties,' he said in a social media post, citing police reports.Concrete pillars on a building hosting foreign missions in the capital, including the U.S., British, French and New Zealand embassies, collapsed in the powerful quake. Triage tents have been set up outside Port Vila's hospital to manage the influx of patients.Aftershocks overnight Several aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6.1, rattled Vanuatu overnight.'Even just two minutes ago, we had another shock ... probably wouldn't even count how man
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