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June 1, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape visited Wabag, the capital of Enga province, to meet authorities before flying to the site of last week’s landslide disaster to inspect the damage up close. Tribal violence between two clans in Tambitanis is still active, reportedly leading to 12 deaths ... <a title="12 reportedly dead after tribal clashes near PNG landslide in Enga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/01/12-reportedly-dead-after-tribal-clashes-near-png-landslide-in-enga/" aria-label="Read more about 12 reportedly dead after tribal clashes near PNG landslide in Enga">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2024
RNZ Pacific Close to 8000 people have been told to be on standby for evacuation from a landslide-prone area in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Enga provincial disaster committee chairperson and provincial administrator Sandis Tsaka told RNZ Pacific some were already being evacuated, but that number was not clear. As many people as possible ... <a title="PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/28/png-landslide-thousands-on-standby-for-evacuation-amid-fears-of-new-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new crisis">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Amidst the despair of the Kaolokam landslide disaster in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea, there was a tiny glimmer of hope as villagers pulled out a husband and wife who had been trapped under the rubble. Johnson and Jaqueline Yandam’s home missed the brunt of the ... <a title="PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby The United States has said it is “ready to lend a helping hand” to the people of Mulitaka, Enga province, after a devasting landslide swallowed an entire village in Papua New Guinea’s highlands yesterday. US President Joe Biden and his wife said in a personal message their prayers were ... <a title="Local officials fear fate of 300 missing people in remote PNG landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/local-officials-fear-fate-of-300-missing-people-in-remote-png-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Local officials fear fate of 300 missing people in remote PNG landslide">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2024
PNG Post-Courier New Zealand High Commissioner Peter Zwart and PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph welcomed a C-130 Hercules to Port Moresby this week to support Papua New Guinea’s response to the March 24 earthquake and recent severe flooding. “Papua New Guinea has requested New Zealand’s assistance to transport emergency relief items from Port Moresby ... <a title="NZ delivers humanitarian supplies to disaster-hit PNG provinces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/12/nz-delivers-humanitarian-supplies-to-disaster-hit-png-provinces/" aria-label="Read more about NZ delivers humanitarian supplies to disaster-hit PNG provinces">Read more</a>
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March 15, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has announced comprehensive relief operations in Papua New Guinea’s devastating weather that has killed at least 21 people and impacted on 16 provinces. The 21 who died were buried under tonnes of mud in three separate mudslides in Chimbu province. Sixteen provinces in three regions were being monitored by ... <a title="PNG begins wild weather relief operations – 21 killed in mud slides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/15/png-begins-wild-weather-relief-operations-21-killed-in-mud-slides/" aria-label="Read more about PNG begins wild weather relief operations – 21 killed in mud slides">Read more</a>
