At least 14 dead and hundreds injured after magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Vanuatu

At least 14 dead and hundreds injured after magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Vanuatu
A landslide near an international shipping terminal in Port Vila, Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake (Dan McGarry via AP)

At least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation.

Rescuers worked through the night trying to reach some people yelling under the rubble.

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