A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday (December 17), damaging buildings and cars, with at least one person reported killed.Footage from Vanuatu state broadcaster VBTC showed vehicles crushed under a building that collapse on a street lined with retailers. The broadcaster reported one person had been trapped in a collapsed building.Footage posted also showed buckled windows and collapsed concrete pillars on a building hosting foreign missions in the capital, including the U.S., British, French and New Zealand embassies.Earlier on Tuesday, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System cancelled an initial tsunami warning for Vanuatu. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
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