Papua New Guinea: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (9 - 15 April 2019)

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:29:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. About 15,000 people are facing food shortages in Good Enough Island, Milne Bay Province, as a result of the impact of a tropical storm (later named Cyclone Trevor) on 15-16 March. The storm destroyed at least 85 houses and has damaged a number of home gardens, including banana and....

samoa Earthquakes not strong enough to issue tsunami warning By Soli Wilson, 04/13/2019

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 08:19:00 +0200samoaobserver (en)

Samoa has experienced five earthquakes in a row over the past seven days with the latest occurring early yesterday morning. No tsunami warning was issued for the earthquakes, according to a bulletin issued by Samoa Meteorological Office. The earthquakes starting from April 9, occurred at a magnitude of 5.

QRCS completes relief project for PNG earthquake victims

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 01:56:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a relief intervention to help the victims of earthquakes and floods in Papua New Guinea, with funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). The project was co-ordinated with Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society (PNGRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).