Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major earthquake: witness

SYDNEY (AFP)

Bodies could be seen in the Vanuatu capital after a major earthquake Tuesday collapsed bridges, triggered landslides and severely damaged buildings, a witness in Port Vila told AFP.

The ground floor of a building housing the US and French embassies had been crushed under higher floors, resident Michael Thompson told AFP by satellite phone after posting images of the destruction on social media.

According to Reuters, an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Port Vila, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, at a depth of 10 km.