A damaged house in the earthquake zone
A powerful natural disaster two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said on Wednesday.
The quake forced ExxonMobil to shut down operations at its Hides liquefied natural gas plant located near Port Moresby, and has disrupted activity at other mining, oil and natural gas plants on the island.
A cloudy morning and fog in the afternoon on Wednesday hampered official efforts to assess damage by helicopter, let alone distribute aid, said Kaigabu Kamnanaya, director of Risk Management at Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Center.
"We are really in deep fear", said police sergeant Naring Bongi.
COMMUNICATION blackouts and blocked roads were hampering rescue efforts today as Papua New Guinea worked to get a better grasp of the damage wrought by a massive quake amid fears of its economic impact.
Powi said the victims included several children and a teenager.
PNG is no stranger to earthquakes, as it is situated on the Pacific's hotspot for seismic activity known as the "Ring of Fire".
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"This is the largest quake we've ever had and its right in the centre of our country, and we don't know how many casualties yet, we are still in the assessment stage", said Rova.
"We are looking at massive, catastrophic havoc and destruction", he said, adding: "There are people who are traumatized, people in awful devastation who have never felt this kind of destruction before". "We need food, infrastructure maintenance, and to bring comfort to our people who are homeless and displaced".
Some roads were blocked by landslides and sinkholes, while others had collapsed in places.
Australia has sent a C-130 military transport plane to Papua New Guinea to conduct aerial surveillance and provide logistical support.
"The casualties have yet to be confirmed but many more than 20 people have lost their lives", he said. Udaya Regmi, the country head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said it had 20 volunteers on standby but that getting accurate information remained hard.
The quake hit about 89 km southwest of Porgera, the site of a large gold mine that employs more than 2,500. Scores of aftershocks were felt over the last few days, including one that measured 6.0 in magnitude, that hit on Wednesday just before 13:00 (around 05:00 SA time).
The quake also caused panic and damaged buildings across the border in eastern Indonesia.
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