More than 118 citizens have been airlifted to Australia from quake-stricken Vanuatu on the last two Royal Australian Air Force jet operations.

Nearly 700 Australians have been evacuated to Brisbane Airport on 10 RAAF fights since Wednesday.

Another 284 people, including Australians and other nationalities, left the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on Sunday on commercial flights bound for Australia.

Virgin and Jetstar will operate more flights from Port Vila on Monday, and no other airforce-supported flights are scheduled.

Meanwhile, the Australian government has also helped 150 Vanuatu citizens on the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility program to get home.

The 150 workers left Brisbane on Sunday for Port Vila, when a second 6.1 magnitude earthquake stuck the capital.

The earthquake emergency began in Vanuatu on Tuesday with a 7.3 magnitude event, which has left up to 16 people dead, injured at least 200 people and damaged buildings and vital infrastructure.

The federal government has announced an additional $5 million in humanitarian aid to Vanuatu.

The number of deaths and injuries is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue.

A second Australian Medical Assistance Team of 17 members will arrive in Vanuatu on Monday.

The 64-member Disaster Assistance Response Team, which has been assisting with search and rescue efforts, and the six-person AUSMAT team deployed on Wednesday will return to Australia on Monday.

The Queensland Fire Department’s response team on the ground in Port Vila has carried out search and rescue operations and completed more than 1200 damage assessments. 

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