7 minutes agoPeople are dying slowly, the earthquake that proclaims the state of emergency
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Five days earlier, an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck him. Papua New Guinea has remained the hardest hit region, with aid barely starting to reach some affected areas where the government has declared a state of emergency. The Red Cross estimated that approximately 2,000 people need emergency supplies, [...]
The Red Cross estimated that approximately 2,000 people are in urgent need of emergency supplies, while “Reuters” reported that the death toll had increased to 31 and will probably grow further, reports The Guardian”, broadcast Periscopi.
While the region does not have large urban centres, about 670,000 people live within 100km of the earthquake's epicentre, according to the Red Cross.
Most of the other confirmed victims were around the provincial capital of Mendi and the town of Tai, 40km from the Epicentra, where the airships were closed and relief workers were not due to arrive Friday.
Our “people live in scattered villages and people are slowly dying and the only way of salvation is through helicopters who are rarely coming,” said the administrator of the province Hela, William Bando.
Papaua Prime Minister Peter O'Neill called the earthquake “an unprecedented catastrophe” and said his government had issued funds to restore important public services such as health, schools, roads, airports, power and communications. /Periscopi/
