PORT MORESBY: The death toll from a massive earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to seven on Monday and is expected to rise as rescuers begin to reach remote, landslide-hit communities.

Police Commissioner David Manning said the victims of Sunday's 7.6-magnitude quake had been found across the central north of the country, where there is widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.

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