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Fourteen dead and extensive damage after powerful earthquake in Vanuatu

Fourteen dead and extensive damage after powerful earthquake in Vanuatu

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing several deaths and significant damage in this Pacific archipelago which is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. The epicenter of the earthquake detected at 12:47 p.m. local time (01:47 GMT) was recorded at a depth of 43 kilometers at sea, thirty kilometers west of Port Vila, the … Read more

Storm Trami in the Philippines: fourteen dead and tens of thousands evacuated

Storm Trami in the Philippines: fourteen dead and tens of thousands evacuated

At least 32,000 people fled their homes in the northern Philippines on Wednesday as Storm Trami, which has already killed fourteen people, approaches Luzon, the country’s main island, according to authorities. Torrential rains caused by Storm Trami have already turned streets into rivers, submerged entire villages and buried cars in volcanic mudslides in the Camarines … Read more