In the latest development 5 people have lost their lives and about one thousand homes have been destroyed when a magnitude of 6.9 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea.
#BREAKING An estimated 1,000 homes were destroyed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea, officials said Monday as disaster crews poured into the region pic.twitter.com/2aOgFoHu8v
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 25, 2024
The East Sepik Governor Allan Bird said, “So far, around 1,000 homes have been lost and the emergency crews are still assessing the impact.” Several villages near the bank have been effected by the flood due to the earthquake.
Papua New Guinea frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location atop the seismic “Ring of Fire,” a region of high tectonic activity spanning Southeast Asia and the Pacific basin. While these earthquakes typically do not result in significant damage in the thinly populated jungle highlands, they can lead to destructive landslides.
