Michael Thompson, an Australian national who owns Vanuatu Jungle Zipline in Port Vila, told ABC News that he hadn't experienced an earthquake as strong as Tuesday's in his two decades in the country.

Michael Thompson, director of the Vanuatu Jungle Zipline adventure company, told AFP news agency that he had seen bodies lying in the streets. "There's multiple buildings that have come down ...

Michael Thompson, an Australian national who owns Vanuatu Jungle Zipline in Port Vila, told ABC News that he hadn't experienced an earthquake as strong as Tuesday's in his two decades in the country.

The embassy "sustained considerable damage during the earthquake and is closed until further notice," U.S. officials said in a statement.