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Australian rescuers arrive in Vanuatu

Australian rescue and medical teams have arrived in Port Vila as Vanuatu races to respond to Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake. The death toll stood at 14 late on Wednesday with at least 200 injured, according to the Red Cross, Australian Associated Press reports.

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