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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water. The recovery effort has been slow as aid workers grapple with blocked roads and power outages to reach cut-off villages after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on February 26 in the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior. Terrified locals in the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands after a major earthquake shook the region in what Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said was an “unprecedented disaster” for local communities. O’Neill said his government was working to restore services and provide aid to the affected Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga provinces in the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior. “This is an unprecedented disaster in the Highlands region […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Communication blackouts and blocked roads were hampering rescue efforts Wednesday as Papua New Guinea worked to get a better grasp of the damage wrought by a massive earthquake amid fears of its economic impact. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Porgera in the Pacific nation’s mountainous Enga province early Monday, with sporadic aftershocks continuing to rumble through the rugged region. Local media reported that aerial surveys of […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — More than 30 people are believed to have died after a powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior, a report said Tuesday as rescue teams worked to reach the worst-hit areas. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Porgera in the Pacific nation’s Enga province early Monday, with two strong aftershocks rattling the rugged region. Phone lines have been largely cut, but the PNG Post Courier newspaper […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Papua New Guinea sent troops and rescue workers after a powerful earthquake struck the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior Monday and damaged a gas plant and other buildings. Authorities warned of aftershocks and landslides. There was no official information on fatalities or injuries in the rugged region but one unconfirmed report of deaths. Assessment teams headed to affected areas near the 7.5-magnitude quake’s epicenter, which the US Geological Survey said was some […]
Agriculture secretary says the move was to ensure PHL rice sufficiency in the long run (Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol is slated to visit Papua New Guinea next month to “finalize an arrangement” that will allow Filipino farmers to plant rice there. In a press conference on Wednesday, Piñol said President Rodrigo Duterte has given him the go-signal to make the trip that the agriculture secretary said would ensure the country’s rice sufficiency […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, according to officials, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The tremor hit at a depth of 107 kilometers (66 miles) some 67 kilometers from the town of Angoram, the administrative center for the Pacific nation’s Lower and Middle Sepik regions, the United States Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was issued. “A quake of this type can cause damage and […]
by Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The United Nations called on Australia to stop a “humanitarian emergency” unfolding at a detention center in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, urging an end to a tense days-long stand-off between refugees and authorities. The Manus Island camp, set up to hold and process asylum-seekers under Australia’s harsh immigration policy, was officially closed Tuesday after it was ruled unconstitutional by PNG’s Supreme Court. But some 600 men have […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Papua New Guinea will not force out the hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian detention camp, a senior military official said Thursday, as the tense standoff entered the third day. The Manus Island detention center, established to hold and process asylum-seekers under Canberra’s strict immigration policy, was officially handed over to PNG’s navy on Wednesday. Authorities were due to close the camp Tuesday after it was declared unconstitutional by […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The tremor hit at a depth of five kilometers (three miles) near the sparsely-populated East New Britain region, some 210 kilometers southeast of the town of Kokopo, the USGS said. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning. Earthquakes are common near Papua […]
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) – Despite being marred by violence, vote-buying, and flaws in the electoral roll, results from Papua New Guinea’s sprawling election should reflect the will of the people, observers said Monday. Counting is underway after two weeks of voting in the vast and remote country ended Saturday, and the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) which monitored the polling gave a generally positive assessment. “Our group is of the view that despite […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday, with 57 still on the run. Inmates from the Buimo jail in the Pacific nation’s second largest city of Lae made a dash for freedom after breaking out of their compound on Friday, with prison warders opening fire. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary said in a statement 17 were killed, […]
