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April 13, 2025

Earthquakes rattle Myanmar, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea

A earthquake measuring scale reading the intensity of an earthquake in this image. – AFP/file Myanmar, which is already unfolding with the widespread destruction by a recent earthquake and Papua New Guinea was again hit by a mediocre -magnitude seismic on Sunday, while Takikistan also felt the horrors. A 5.6 earthquake struck Myanmar, said the European Seismological Center of the Mediterranean (EMSC), as the nation that hit the crisis mourned thousands of deaths in the midst of the feast that marks the beginning of the Water Festival. According to the seismological center, the earthquake was 35 kilometers deep (21.75 miles).

June 6, 2024

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Sports

Uganda defeated Papua New Guinea

PNG captain Assad Vala takes his own bowling. — x/FlashCric Claiming their first win in the history of the T20 World Cup, Uganda beat Papua New Guinea by three wickets at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday. Chasing a modest target of 78 runs at the Providence Stadium, Guyana, Uganda cruised home in the 19th over for the loss of seven wickets. Riazat Ali Shah played a decisive knock and scored 33 runs in 56 balls with the help of four. Uganda had lost five wickets for just 26 runs but Riazat and Juma Miyagi, 13 off 16, added

May 28, 2024

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International

Papua New Guinea orders thousands to move away from path of ‘active’ landslide

SYDNEY: Thousands of residents were ordered to move away from the path of another active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. Aid teams in the Pacific nation have been pouring into the hard-to-reach northern Enga region since Friday, although officials said the chances of finding survivors were slim. Residents said they were using shovels and bare hands to search for survivors. “The landslide area is very unstable. When we are up there, we regularly hear big explosions where the mountain is,

May 27, 2024

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International

More than 2,000 buried alive in landslide in Papua New Guinea, local authorities say

SYDNEY: More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster center said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulty getting aid to the site raise the risk that few survivors will be found. The number of those buried around the village of Yambali in Enga province in the north of the country is based on estimates by local authorities that have been steadily rising since Friday’s landslide. A UN agency put the estimated death toll at more than 670 people on Sunday. The National Disaster Center raised the toll

May 26, 2024

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International

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

SYDNEY: More than 670 people are believed to have died in a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the UN migration agency said on Sunday, as rescue efforts continued. Media in the South Pacific nation, north of Australia, had previously estimated Friday’s landslide had buried more than 300 people. However, more than 48 hours later, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the death toll could more than double, as the full extent of the disaster is still unclear and continuing dangerous conditions on the ground are hampering aid and rescue efforts. . Only five bodies had been recovered from

Earthquakes rattle Myanmar, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea

Uganda defeated Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea orders thousands to move away from path of ‘active’ landslide

More than 2,000 buried alive in landslide in Papua New Guinea, local authorities say

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

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