A 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu late on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning that was withdrawn later. Why is Vanuatu prone to natural disasters? The island nation regularly faces natural disasters, threatening its population of 280,000. The annual cyclone season, regular droughts and floods also make this country one of the world's most vulnerable to natural disasters, it added. On its foreign travel advice page, the UK government says that the cyclone season in Vanuatu begins from November to May.

Source: Daily Nation January 09, 2023 07:42 UTC