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Five Dead, 1,000 Homes Destroyed in Papua New Guinea Earthquake
At least five people were killed, and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea, officials said Monday as disaster crews ...
SFGate2y
Homes destroyed, 4 reported dead from Papua New Guinea quake
An earthquake in a remote region of Papua New Guinea killed four people and destroyed more than 300 homes, local media reported, as disaster relief officials worked to further assess damage Tuesday.
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Papua New Guinea gang massacre: Homes torched, victims beheaded and bodies taken by crocodiles
At least 26 people - most of them children - have been killed in a massacre in Papua New Guinea that saw three ... Reuters More than 200 people fled their homes after they were torched in the ...
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More than 2,000 believed buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says
The previous estimate had been 60 homes. The office of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape did not respond Monday to a request for an explanation of what the government estimate of 2,000 ...
NPR1y
Tribal clashes in Papua New Guinea have become increasingly deadly
In Papua New Guinea last week, a clash between warring tribes led to the deaths of at least 49 tribesmen. The region has long struggled with tribal violence. The country is home to hundreds of ...
CNN1y
Satellite imagery shows scale of devastation after Papua New Guinea landslide
Papua New Guinea is home to around 10 million people. Its vast mountainous terrain and lack of roads have made it difficult to access the affected area. Miok Michael, a local community leader ...
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Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people
The previous estimate had been 60 homes. The office of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape did not respond Monday to a request for an explanation of what the government estimate of 2,000 ...
The New York Times1y
What We Know About the Papua New Guinea Landslide
Boulders the size of shipping containers demolished buildings, burying at least 60 homes and at least one elementary school. Before Papua New Guinea is especially vulnerable to natural disasters ...
Bloomberg L.P.1y
A 6.9 Magnitude Quake in Remote Papua New Guinea Kills 3, Destroys 1,000 Homes
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 ...
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Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake
Several people have died and some 1,000 homes have been destroyed in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, according to officials. The quake rocked the ...
The Citizen1y
Five dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake
2024 shows locals on a makeshift bridge in the flooded Angriman Village in Angoram District, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea. At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed ...