Landslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone. Rescue teams have arrived at the site of an enormous landslide in Papua New Guinea‘s remote highlands, helping villagers search for hundreds of people feared dead under towering mounds of rubble and mud. “At this time, we are still searching for bodies who …
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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order Thursday after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country’s two biggest cities in flames. The Papua New Guinea government attributed the pay cut to an administrative glitch. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said Port Moresby …
Papua New Guinea police are investigating an alleged act of filicide, with a man was taken into custody for allegedly killing his two young children. Key points: Two boys, aged three and five, have allegedly been killed by their father in Port Moresby PNG has long battled high rates of domestic violence An anti-violence advocate says PNG needs to heal …
