Rescuers in Vanuatu race to retrieve trapped quake victims as survivors tell of escape

Witnesses recount the moment the earthquake hit in Port Vila, as rescue teams sift through the wreckage after disaster that has killed 14 and injured 200

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Rescuers in Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila are racing to retrieve people trapped under collapsed buildings as witnesses spoke of their escape from the powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific nation on Tuesday, killing 14 and injuring 200 others.

At least 200 people are being treated for injuries at the capital’s main hospital and other medical centres with 14 confirmed deaths so far, a Red Cross official said on X, citing the Vanuatu government.

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