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Young mother among the dead in Vanuatu’s worst earthquake this century

The woman had just finished a nine-month work period in Queensland.

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Vanuatu was struck by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.

Vanuatu reports 14 dead in earthquake, hundreds injured

More than a dozen people have been killed by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck in Vanuatu but little is known about damage further afield.

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Vanuatu has been rocked by a series of aftershocks after a powerful quake caused devastation.

Deaths feared as brutal Vanuatu earthquake causes major damage

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Landslides along Wharf Road in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Massive magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Australian neighbour

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A powerful earthquake has struck Vanuatu.

Rescuers search for survivors as cyclone hits in worst-in-a-century storm

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Emergency workers are searching for survivors and battling to restore services in Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.

White Island tragedy survivors back together for anniversary tribute

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It has been five years since New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted. (AP PHOTO)