2 Chinese killed in Vanuatu earthquake, says embassy
China DailyTwo Chinese killed in Vanuatu earthquake: EmbassyTwo Chinese killed in Vanuatu earthquake: EmbassyTwo Chinese killed in Vanuatu earthquake: Embassy SUVA -- Gu Zihua, chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu, said in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday that two Chinese from Fujian Province were preliminarily identified as having been killed in the Vanuatu earthquake. Gu said that three Chinese were reportedly trapped in a collapsed self-built building after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday. Staff from the embassy and Chinese companies in Vanuatu rushed to rescue the trapped people till late night, with two saved and one killed. Gu told Xinhua that the embassy is stepping up contact with the Vanuatu police to confirm the identities and names of the two victims.