Melbourne, April 15 (IANS) Authorities said on Wednesday that 12 more people have died after eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG) was hit by Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, taking the total reported death toll to 23. Jelta Wong, the Member of Parliament for the Gazelle District in PNG’s East New Britain Province, told The National newspaper that 10 people died when they were buried by a landslide in the remote Lamarain village on Sunday.He said that all 10 bodies were successfully recovered and describ…
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Melbourne, April 13 (IANS) At least 11 people have died, including eight in a landslide, after Tropical Cyclone Maila hit the autonomous Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea (PNG).PNG media reported on Monday that 11 people were killed in Bougainville, located over 950 km northeast of Port Moresby in the Solomon Sea, amid widespread destruction caused by the cyclone.According to the National Broadcasting Corporation of PNG, at least eight people were killed by a landslide that destroyed homes…
Melbourne, April 7 (IANS) Authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands have issued warnings over a Category 3 cyclone that is expected to bring heavy rainfall and flooding.The PNG National Weather Service said in an emergency warning for the eastern Milne Bay Province on Tuesday morning that Tropical Cyclone Maila will cause very heavy rain and flooding, coastal inundation and gale force winds.It said that people in the region, particularly residents of islands in the Solomon Se…