Vanuatu has begun a week-long state of emergency and a clean-up that will take far longer, following an earthquake that has killed at least 14 people.
Rescue efforts are underway from Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude tremor, with infrastructure and communication breakdowns still hampering a full assessment of damage.
In the capital Port Vila, which was shaken violently for 30 seconds in the Pacific nation's strongest earthquake this century, there is destruction.
