At least five people were killed and about 1.000 houses were destroyed in the magnitude 6,9 earthquake that struck the north of Papua New Guinea, local authorities announced today.
Emergency services are on the ground and are assessing the consequences of the earthquake, and officials fear that the final number of victims could be higher.
Wooden houses in dozens of villages on the banks of the Sepik River were threatened by floods even before the earthquake that caused the flash floods.
An earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning.
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