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Thousands of houses destroyed: powerful earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

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Five people have been killed so far, but rescuers are still working in the remote area covered by dense jungle.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in Papua New Guinea, as a result of which approximately 1,000 houses were destroyed. DW reported this on Monday, March 25.

It was noted that at least five people died.

“About 1,000 houses have been lost today,” East Sepik governor Allan Bird said, adding that emergency crews were “still assessing the impact” of the quake, which “damaged most of the province.”

Provincial police chief Christopher Tamari said five deaths were recorded.

Tamari noted that emergency crews were still in the remote area covered by dense jungle, and did not rule out that the death toll “could be higher.”

We remind you that last week an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 occurred in Indonesia. Earlier, on March 4, a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in Kazakhstan near the city of Almaty.

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Source: korrespondent

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