18 Dec 2024

Vanuatu quake: Red Cross on needs across the island nation

From Nine To Noon, 10:30 am on 18 December 2024
Three people rescued alive from Billabong building, work underway to reach a fourth.

Photo: Michael Thompson/Facebook

The aftershocks are continuing to rattle Vanuatu following yesterday's deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake.

Recovery efforts to free people trapped under buildings in the capital Port Vila continued over night, and at least 14 people are known to have died.

More than 200 people were treated for injuries.

To give a sense of what response is needed, Dickinson Tevi, Secretary General of Vanuatu Red Cross, joins Kathryn.

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