#port vila

[lionfloss]

Mele Waterfalls Cascades, Port Vila by Jan Kokes

[merinnan]

I didn't see much mentioned about it here, but on December 17th a 7.3 earthquake hit near Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. It was followed by a 5.5 earthquake the next day. Both earthquakes also triggered landslides.

Pretty much every building in Port Vila was either destroyed or damaged, the port was cut off, electricity and water were cut, and approx. 1000 homes on the affected islands were destroyed (including the home of a family friend in Mele). So far, the official death count is 14 and the injury count is close to 300, but this may change as more places are excavated (there are fears that a bus may have been buried in a landslide), and due to the risk of flooding from damaged infrastructure.

The Rotary Club of Port Vila is raising money and working to assist villages restore water and other basic needs. I have attached screen caps of their Facebook page below - if you are able to assist, anything would be both greatly appreciated and put to good use.

[deadly-nxghtshadee]

Christmas 2022 🎅

[cathyrossphoto]

Mele Bay, Port Vila, Vanuatu

[templetuesday]

TEMPLE NEWS: Six New Temples Announced

During his concluding remarks at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the October 2020 General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to build six new temples in the following locations:

Tarawa, Kiribati 🇰🇮

Port Vila, Vanuatu 🇻🇺

Lindon, Utah 🇺🇸

Greater Guatemala City, Guatemala 🇬🇹

São Paulo East, Brazil 🇧🇷

Santa Cruz, Bolivia 🇧🇴

The Tarawa Kiribati and Port Vila Vanuatu Temples will be the first temples in their respective countries. The Greater Guatemala City Guatemala and São Paulo East Brazil Temples will be the second temples in or around their respective cities.

This weekend’s temple announcement brings the total number of temples either operating, under construction or renovation, or announced, to 231.

Source: thechurchnews.com

[just-wanna-travel]

Port Vila, Vanuatu

[ultimate-passport]

Tanna Island - Vanuatu

[keepingcalmisoverratedgoddamnit]

We arrived in Port Vila the next day. Cause our excursion in Vila was canceled we just shopped at the Port market and then headed back for an afternoon by the deserted pool in the solarium.