Government officials say at least 1,000 homes have been destroyed, displacing many in PNG's already flood-stricken northern region.
Locals walking on a road which was damaged by a landslide near Gumine Station, in the Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea. / Photo: AFP
"So far, around 1,000 homes have been lost," said East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, adding that emergency crews were"still assessing the impact" from a tremor that"damaged most parts of the province."
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