Katie Watson
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So you can imagine the logistics of trying to get help.
So you can imagine the logistics of trying to get help.
Absolutely. I mean, it's in an area of seismic activity. It's a part of the world that's not unused to natural disasters. Last year, there was a series of cyclones that affected the island. There have been earthquakes in recent years. But the extent that, you know, the size of this earthquake and obviously the distance between
Absolutely. I mean, it's in an area of seismic activity. It's a part of the world that's not unused to natural disasters. Last year, there was a series of cyclones that affected the island. There have been earthquakes in recent years. But the extent that, you know, the size of this earthquake and obviously the distance between
The intensity at which it hit took everybody by surprise and is obviously making people nervous with the aftershocks that we have been seeing and registered on the islands. But it's about 80 islands, an archipelago of just over 80 islands, very low-lying islands, and that's why there was concern initially about a potential tsunami threat.
The intensity at which it hit took everybody by surprise and is obviously making people nervous with the aftershocks that we have been seeing and registered on the islands. But it's about 80 islands, an archipelago of just over 80 islands, very low-lying islands, and that's why there was concern initially about a potential tsunami threat.
It is a part of the world that is very used to natural disasters, but it's also part of the world that's very vulnerable to them in terms of you know, getting support, getting help. And Australia, which is one of the closest large nations, has said that it stands by, ready to assist Vanuatu and no doubt will be one of the first on the ground when they can get there.
It is a part of the world that is very used to natural disasters, but it's also part of the world that's very vulnerable to them in terms of you know, getting support, getting help. And Australia, which is one of the closest large nations, has said that it stands by, ready to assist Vanuatu and no doubt will be one of the first on the ground when they can get there.