Papua New Guinea: at least 16 dead after strongest ever earthquake hits

Authorities are still trying to assess the extent of the damage to remote highland regions of the country after massive quake

The impoverished Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea has been devastated by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that has claimed at least 16 lives and brought the heartland of the country to its knees.

The earthquake, the strongest ever to hit the country, struck the Southern Highlands, Hela Province and the Western Highlands region early on Monday morning, but the extent of the devastation took days to emerge because of the area’s remoteness.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2EZteYZ

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