An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people and injuring others.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people, injuring others and damaging property and essential infrastructure.
While the government gave no death toll, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Asia and the Pacific said that at least 4 deaths and four injuries had been reported. The regional power grid, internet cables, and the regional highway were damaged, but the airport is operational, it said. Some of the injured were airlifted for immediate treatment.
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