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In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, Red Cross volunteers assist locals as they inspect their damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, Red Cross volunteers assist locals as they inspect their damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

Australians stranded in Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake on Dec. 17, disembark from a Royal Australian Air Force plane at Brisbane International Airport in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (David Clark/AAP Image via AP)

Australians stranded in Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake on Dec. 17, disembark from a Royal Australian Air Force plane at Brisbane International Airport in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (David Clark/AAP Image via AP)

In this photo released by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian rescue workers inspect a damaged building in Port Vila, Vanuatu Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (DFAT via AP)

In this photo released by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian rescue workers inspect a damaged building in Port Vila, Vanuatu Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (DFAT via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer inspects a damaged road in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer inspects a damaged road in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer stands beside a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer stands beside a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian rescue workers inspect a damaged building in Port Vila, Vanuatu Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (DFAT via AP)

In this photo released by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian rescue workers inspect a damaged building in Port Vila, Vanuatu Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (DFAT via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer inspects a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, a Red Cross volunteer inspects a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, bedding lies outside a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)

In this photo released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, bedding lies outside a damaged house in Efate, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a powerful earthquake that struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. (Vanuatu Red Cross Society via AP)