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Ladybbird · 17-12-24, 20:57

7.3 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu Island. Concrete Buildings in Port Vila Flattened. Australia Sends Emergency Assistance

Earthquake plunges Vanuatu into chaos. Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu capital, bodies found

AP Australia 17 DEC 2024

A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies lying in the city.

The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.

A 5.5-magnitude aftershock struck minutes later, followed by a string of lesser tremors -- shaking the low-lying archipelago of 320,000 people that lies in the quake-prone Pacific Rim of Fire.

The ground floor of a four-storey concrete block in Port Vila -- used by US, French, British, Australian and New Zealand diplomatic missions -- was flattened, AFP photos showed.

US and French embassy staff are safe, the two countries said. The United States closed its embassy until further notice. France said its mission was destroyed

Theres people in the buildings in town. There were bodies there when we walked past, resident Michael Thompson told AFP by satellite phone after posting images of the destruction on social media. A landslide on one road had covered a bus, he said, so theres obviously some deaths there

As well as destroying the ground floor of the diplomatic building, the quake also knocked down at least two bridges and toppled other buildings, Thompson said.

The bottom floor of the embassy block no longer exists he said. It is just completely flat. The top three floors are still holding but they have dropped.

If there was anyone in there at the time, then they are gone said Thompson, who runs a zipline adventure business in Vanuatu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tVUVnZkuCI&t=5s

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,580 Thanks: 28,767 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	7.3 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu Island Near Australia-Concrete Buildings Flattened 7.3 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu Island. Concrete Buildings in Port Vila Flattened. Australia Sends Emergency Assistance Earthquake plunges Vanuatu into chaos. Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu capital, bodies found AP Australia 17 DEC 2024 A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies lying in the city. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. A 5.5-magnitude aftershock struck minutes later, followed by a string of lesser tremors -- shaking the low-lying archipelago of 320,000 people that lies in the quake-prone Pacific Rim of Fire. The ground floor of a four-storey concrete block in Port Vila -- used by US, French, British, Australian and New Zealand diplomatic missions -- was flattened, AFP photos showed. US and French embassy staff are safe, the two countries said. The United States closed its embassy until further notice. France said its mission was destroyed Theres people in the buildings in town. There were bodies there when we walked past, resident Michael Thompson told AFP by satellite phone after posting images of the destruction on social media. A landslide on one road had covered a bus, he said, so theres obviously some deaths there As well as destroying the ground floor of the diplomatic building, the quake also knocked down at least two bridges and toppled other buildings, Thompson said. The bottom floor of the embassy block no longer exists he said. It is just completely flat. The top three floors are still holding but they have dropped. If there was anyone in there at the time, then they are gone said Thompson, who runs a zipline adventure business in Vanuatu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tVUVnZkuCI&t=5s

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