Vanuatu Earthquake LIVE: Massive Quake of Magnitude 7.4 Hits Vanuatu, One Dead, Many Feared Injured

Vanuatu Earthquake LIVE: Massive Quake of Magnitude 7.4 Hits Vanuatu, One Dead, Many Feared Injured

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, damaging buildings and cars with at least one person reported killed. Police said at least one person had been killed and injured people had been taken to hospital. A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea said its embassy in Port Vila had sustained "considerable damage" and was closed until further notice. New Zealand's High Commission building, which is co-located with the U.S., French and British missions, had "sustained significant damage," a foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement. There were communications outages across the country, the New Zealand statement added, while the Australian High Commission in Vanuatu said its communication systems had also been affected.

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