Vanuatu: Earthquake/Tsunami - Nov 1999 Updates

OCHA/GVA - 2000/0004 Vanuatu - Earthquake / Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 4 6 January 2000 General Situation Ongoing effects of the disaster 1. One month after the earthquake that struck...

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0259 Vanuatu - Earthquake / Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 3 21 December 1999 General Situation Ongoing effects of the disaster 1. On Pentecost Island, villagers are currently...

Summary: A Japan-US-Vanuatu-SOPAC International Team of scientists is scheduled to survey the recent Vanuatu earthquakes and tsunami mid-December. An earthquake measuring over 7 on the Richter Scale...

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 99/0248 Vanuatu - Earthquake/Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 2 9 December 1999 General situation 1. Impact Aftershocks to the 27 November earthquake have continued to affect Penama...

A disaster assessment team has been sent to three islands in Vanuatu, which have reported damage after last weekend's earthquake and tsunami struck Pentecost Island. Pacific correspondent Kevin...

Aftershocks are still being felt on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, five days after an earthquake and tsunami struck, killing ten people. Pacific correspondent Kevin McQuillan reports, disaster...

From WEEKLY NEWS 45/99 In Marteli Bay, Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, what was once a beautiful village of 360 people is today a wasteland after a massive tidal wave struck the area following a 7.1...

Suva [Fiji Isl.]/Geneva, December 2 The Vanuatu Red Cross and the International Federation are raising funds and organising relief to assist victims of the massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake that...

THIS PRELIMINARY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 188,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 1,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 5 MONTHS 1 December 1999 Summary The Vanuatu Red Cross, with International Federation support,...

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0238 Vanuatu - Earthquake/Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 1 30 November 1999 A state of emergency has been declared. Situation 1. An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale...

Embassies and aid agencies are continuing discussions with the Vanuatu government about assistance following the weekend earthquake and tsunami. Ten people died when Pentecost island was hit on...

The Disaster

The Vanuatu Government has sent the first consignment of relief supplies to Pentecost Island which was hit by an earthquake and tsunami on Saturday. The chairman of the National Disaster Management...

The Disaster

Paris (dpa) - An undersea earthquake Friday off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific was the biggest on record in the immediate area, France's seismological service said. It measured 7.3 on the...

1999 11 26 13:21:15.4 16.417S 168.220E Depth: 33N 6.5mb 7.3MS VANUATU ISLANDS. Comment: At least five people killed and 40 injured by collapsed buildings and landslides on Pentecost. At least three...