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Cyclone Pam: Rescuers remove asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital

Australian rescue teams have removed over 100 kilograms of asbestos from Port Vila Central Hospital in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam.

Gary Bailey from Australia's Urban Search and Rescue team told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program the asbestos was found mostly in sheeting and roofing.

"We've been going into various parts of the hospital and some primary schools today and rendering as much asbestos as safe as we can," he said.

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Posted April 08, 2013 12:22:49 | Updated February 05, 2015 14:37:11

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