Source: HT
Context: A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific, causing significant damage and potential casualties.
About Vanuatu:
- Location: Vanuatu is located in the South Pacific Ocean.
- East of Australia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands.
- Capital: Port Vila, situated on the island of Efate.
- Geographic Features: The nation comprises 13 principal volcanic islands and many smaller islands, with active volcanoes like Yasur, Manaro, and Garet.
- Colonization: Originally inhabited by Melanesians, it became a joint Anglo-French colony known as the New Hebrides, achieving independence in 1980.
- Climate Change Vulnerability: Vanuatu faces rising sea levels at twice the global average, making it the most at-risk country globally under the UN’s World Risk Index.
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