But as the country begins its post-disaster recovery, early building assessments show earthquake damage has made some of Port Vila's CBD buildings too unsafe to occupy. Vanuatu's caretaker ...

“There are also reports of landslides in the Port Vila area. People are advised to ... confirming all Embassy personnel in the building at the time of the earthquake were safe.

Six of the fatalities occurred in a landslide and four in a collapsed building in downtown Port Vila, where video footage showed rescue workers digging through the rubble through the night.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit near Port Vila, Vanuatu, causing widespread damage and multiple casualties. Initial reports said the quake struck on Tuesday at a location 37km (22.9 miles) from the ...

A building housing a number of diplomatic missions in Port Vila - including those of the United States, Britain, France and New Zealand - was destroyed, with a section of the building cleaving off ...

The earthquake’s epicentre was 30km west of the capital Port Vila and at a depth of 57.1km, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake caused damage to a building housing several ...

All staff in the building had safely evacuated, they added. Separately, several Australian airlines have also cancelled flights into Port Vila, citing damage at the airport. Australian carrier ...

The quake was detected 30km west of the capital Port Vila and initially measured at ... where the ground floor of a building housing the US and French embassies had been crushed under higher ...

SYDNEY, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian High Commission in Port Vila was evacuated during the ... the ABC said. The embassy building for Britain, the United States, France and New Zealand ...