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December 20, 2024
By 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver and 1News reporters A number of Kiwis have been successfully evacuated from Vanuatu after a devastating earthquake shook the Pacific island nation earlier this week. The death toll was still unclear, though at least 14 people were killed according to an earlier statement from the Vanuatu government. The 7.3 ... <a title="Vanuatu quake: ‘Our shop was flattened like a deck of cards’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/20/vanuatu-quake-our-shop-was-flattened-like-a-deck-of-cards/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu quake: ‘Our shop was flattened like a deck of cards’">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
By Monika Singh of Wansolwara Vanuatu is now in a state of emergency with at least 14 confirmed deaths following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila yesterday, followed bya 6.1 quake and other after shocks today. According to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Vanuatu, more than 200 people were ... <a title="Vanuatu quake: State of emergency declared, Fiji’s Rabuka offers help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/vanuatu-quake-state-of-emergency-declared-fijis-rabuka-offers-help/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu quake: State of emergency declared, Fiji’s Rabuka offers help">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
RNZ News The death toll from Vanuatu’s 7.3 earthquake is expected to rise because concrete buildings have collapsed with people inside in the capital Port Vila. International Federation of Red Cross Pacific head of delegation Katie Greenwood posted on X that the Vanuatu government was reporting 14 confirmed fatalities and 200 people were treated for ... <a title="Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/vanuatu-quake-death-toll-rises-14-dead-hundreds-hurt-in-7-3-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in 7.3 disaster">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2024
PNG Post-Courier New Zealand High Commissioner Peter Zwart and PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph welcomed a C-130 Hercules to Port Moresby this week to support Papua New Guinea’s response to the March 24 earthquake and recent severe flooding. “Papua New Guinea has requested New Zealand’s assistance to transport emergency relief items from Port Moresby ... <a title="NZ delivers humanitarian supplies to disaster-hit PNG provinces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/12/nz-delivers-humanitarian-supplies-to-disaster-hit-png-provinces/" aria-label="Read more about NZ delivers humanitarian supplies to disaster-hit PNG provinces">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2023
Vanuatu Daily Post A number of ni-Vanuatu Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers have also been impacted on by New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle devastation, particularly those in the Hawke’s Bay region. This has been a difficult time for people in Aotearoa New Zealand, but also for families of workers back in Vanuatu trying to understand what ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: Vanuatu RSE workers ‘safe and cared for’, say officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/01/cyclone-gabrielle-vanuatu-rse-workers-safe-and-cared-for-say-officials/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: Vanuatu RSE workers ‘safe and cared for’, say officials">Read more</a>
