China: Massive Sandstorm Engulfs City in Xinjiang, Turning Day Into Darkness

This is the shocking moment that a towering wall of sandstorm swept across a city in China, rapidly engulfing buildings and streets as strong winds pushed the dense dust forward. On April 17, 2026, in Xinjiang, China, the video captured a powerful sandstorm advancing toward an urban area, forming what appeared to be a massive moving wall of dust. The sky quickly darkened as the storm rolled in, with visibility dropping sharply. Buildings in the distance were gradually swallowed by the thick haze, while the fast-moving sand created an overwhelming sense of pressure and urgency. The footage showcased how the sandstorm surged forward in waves, covering roads, infrastructure, and entire neighborhoods within moments. According to the local meteorological bureau, wind speeds during the event had reached up to 25.2 meters per second, contributing to the intensity and rapid spread of the sandstorm. The video ended with the city almost completely obscured by the dust, leaving only faint outlines of buildings visible through the thick, swirling sand.

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Buildings are faintly visible in the haze in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 17, 2025.

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Buildings are faintly visible in the haze in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 17, 2025.

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Buildings are faintly visible in the haze in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 17, 2025.

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Buildings are faintly visible in the haze in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 17, 2025.

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Haze Weather in Fuyang

Buildings are faintly visible in the haze in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 17, 2025.

Flooding and Landslides Kill 31 Across Sri Lanka

Flooding and Landslides Kill 31 Across Sri Lanka

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows buildings destroyed in a landslide in Kandy District, Sri Lanka's Central Province, November 27, 2025. Sri Lanka is confronting one of its most severe weather disasters in recent years, as days of heavy rainfall and multiple landslides have killed 31 people, left 14 missing, and displaced thousands across the island, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Thursday. According to the latest situation report, extreme weather has affected 17 districts, impacting 1,158 families and 4,008 individuals. The DMC said 10 people have been injured, three homes have been completely destroyed, and 381 houses partially damaged. At least 131 people have been relocated to temporary safe centers. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a city view at night in north China's Tianjin Municipality. The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held here from June 24 to 26. Many landmark buildings in the city are illuminated against the curtain of night, presenting a dazzling array of colors to welcome guests from home and abroad. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a view along the Haihe River at night in north China's Tianjin Municipality. The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held here from June 24 to 26. Many landmark buildings in the city are illuminated against the curtain of night, presenting a dazzling array of colors to welcome guests from home and abroad. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

Summer Davos - Tanjin City View - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a city view at night in north China's Tianjin Municipality. The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held here from June 24 to 26. Many landmark buildings in the city are illuminated against the curtain of night, presenting a dazzling array of colors to welcome guests from home and abroad. Photo by Sun Fanyue/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Local people look at the buildings that are heavily damaged in one of the major hit sites of the Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, where a whole building collapsed as a result of a direct missile hit, on June 17, 2025. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Buildings are heavily damaged in one of the major hit sites of the Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, where a whole building collapsed as a result of a direct missile hit, on June 17, 2025. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Buildings are heavily damaged in one of the major hit sites of the Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, where a whole building collapsed as a result of a direct missile hit, on June 17, 2025. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Condominium buildings are partially destroyed in Kyiv on June 17, 2025, following Russian missile strikes.

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Condominium buildings are partially destroyed in Kyiv on June 17, 2025, following Russian missile strikes.

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

Buildings are damaged by the large-scale Russian drone attack, which took place on Wednesday evening, April 16, Dnipro, Ukraine, April 17, 2025. The Russian strike claimed the lives of three people, including a 17-year-old girl, and left 28 people injured. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

Buildings are damaged by the large-scale Russian drone attack, which took place on Wednesday evening, April 16, Dnipro, Ukraine, April 17, 2025. The Russian strike claimed the lives of three people, including a 17-year-old girl, and left 28 people injured. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv

Russian troops hit military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, According to the report, the hospital building and nearby residential buildings were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are casualties among the servicemen who were being treated at the medical center, the General Staff added. As a result of six strikes by the Geran UAV, two districts of Kharkiv were affected: one drone hit a private house in the Kholodnohirsky district, and another five in the Shevchenkivsky district. National Police: Two people died as a result of Russian strikes on Kharkiv There are 25 wounded, including minors. The head of the OVA reports that these are children aged 5 to 17. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian family eat iftar in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian kids play in the partially demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian kids play in the partially demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian kids play in the partially demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian kids play in the partially demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Border Closures, Israel Cuts Off Water And Electricity Supplies - Gaza Strip

Palestinian woman cooks food in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan among the debris of demolished buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, on March 17, 2025. According to reports, the food shortage in Gaza has intensified as there has been no food deliveries due to border closure. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Displaced Palestinians living near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2025. Near a month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza following a 15-month war, concerns persist about its continuation, especially in the second phase. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Northern Gaza In Ruins After 15 Months Of War

Displaced Palestinians living near the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2025. Near a month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza following a 15-month war, concerns persist about its continuation, especially in the second phase. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

27 Injured After M6.2 Earthquake Hits China's Taiwan

27 Injured After M6.2 Earthquake Hits China's Taiwan

This photo taken on January 21, 2025 shows damaged buildings after an earthquake in Tainan City, southeast China's Taiwan. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tainan City of China's Taiwan, at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Photo by China Times/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Vanuatu - Port Vila

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Vanuatu - Port Vila

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows buildings damaged in an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, December 17, 2024. Gu Zihua, counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu, said in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday that the two Chinese citizens killed in an earthquake in Vanuatu were from Fujian Province, and their names and other information has been confirmed. At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a major earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday. Photo by Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vanuatu: Buildings Collapse In Port Vila After Deadly Earthquake

A powerful earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, December 17, causing at least 14 deaths. This video shows damaged buildings in the capital Port Vila, including La Casa d'Andrea e Luciano, which houses the embassies of the US, the UK, and France.

Powerful Earthquake Hits Pacific Island Vanuatu

Powerful Earthquake Hits Pacific Island Vanuatu

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, December 17, 2024. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila on Tuesday, causing "considerable damage" to some buildings, including a shared diplomatic mission, and at least one person was reported dead. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Powerful Earthquake Hits Pacific Island Vanuatu

Powerful Earthquake Hits Pacific Island Vanuatu

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a car damaged in a landslide after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, December 17, 2024. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila on Tuesday, causing "considerable damage" to some buildings, including a shared diplomatic mission, and at least one person was reported dead. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM