Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil from the islands and the federal government announced a new round of financial assistance. The latest magnitude 6.1 quake shook buildings on the country’s main island at 2.30am on Sunday after it struck 30km west of the capital, Port Vila. No tsunami alerts were triggered by the quake, unlike the initial 7.3 magnitude event which hit on Tuesday. It came hours before the federal government announced an additional $5m in humanitarian assistance to Vanuatu. Dozens of Australians arrived home from the island nation on RAAF

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