Virus lockdown puts brakes on Vanuatu cyclone relief
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- Vanuatu's rigid coronavirus lockdown is hindering critical relief efforts to rebuild the island country after…
6 years ago
Vanuatu
Pacific clean-up after homes ‘blown to smithereens’ by superstorm
SUVA Fiji (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people remain homeless in Vanuatu a week after Tropical Cyclone Harold pummelled…
6 years ago
Monster storm gathers strength off Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Tropical Cyclone Harold surged back into a scale-topping Category Five storm Thursday as it sideswiped Tonga…
6 years ago
Pacific’s monster storm Harold moves on to Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone bore down on Fiji Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in…
6 years ago
Monster cyclone cuts off Vanuatu’s northern provinces
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone cut off communication links to Vanuatu's northern islands Tuesday, with aid…
6 years ago
Powerful quake strikes off Vanuatu, no tsunami warning
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday, the US…
7 years ago
Vanuatu moves to ban disposable diapers to significantly reduce plastic waste
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has announced plans to ban disposable diapers in a move…
7 years ago
Fresh 6.6 earthquake hits off New Caledonia: monitors
NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A powerful new earthquake hit off New Caledonia Wednesday just hours after a strong tremor hit…
8 years ago
6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu: USGS
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday morning, the US Geological Survey said, but…
8 years ago
Vanuatu orders volcano-hit island to evacuate again
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Vanuatu renewed a state of emergency on the volcano-hit island of Ambae Friday and ordered…
8 years ago
Powerful 6.1-magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu Friday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports…
8 years ago
Vanuatu to permanently evacuate volcanic island
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- Entire communities living under the shadow of a smouldering volcano on an island in…
8 years ago
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