Papua New Guinea quake deaths mount

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 13, 2022 12:15 am

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.

CARRIED TO SAFETY An earthquake-injured person on a stretcher is being evacuated by helicopter from the village of Kombul for the nearby city of Lae in Papua New Guinea on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. MANOLOS AVIATION HANDOUT PHOTO VIA AFP

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