27 Apr 2018

PNG quake victims still needing basic supplies

From , 5:04 am on 27 April 2018

The non government agency World Vision says from next month it will roll out its efforts to restore water supplies and other infrastructure among the earthquake hit communities it is working with in the Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands.

It is now two months since a massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Hela, Western and Southern Highlands, causing widespread devastation and claiming at least 125 lives.

World Vision's PNG country co-ordinator, Stella Rumbam, says it has been working with several communities in the Bosavi area of Southern Highlands.    

She told Don Wiseman it is still in the process of distributing basic items such as blankets, mosquito nets and jerry cans for water.

A road in Komo, Hela province of Papua New Guinea, affected by the 7.5 earthquake 26 February 2018.

A road in Komo, Hela province of Papua New Guinea, affected by the 7.5 earthquake 26 February 2018. Photo: Supplied