A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes, officials said
. The quake rocked the East Sepik region at about 6.20 a.m. Sunday near the town of Ambunti, about 470 miles northwest of the capital of Port Moresby, and at a depth of 25 miles , according to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. East Sepik province Governor Allan Bird posted on Facebook Sunday that initial estimates show the earthquake had destroyed about 1,000 homes in the area which was already “dealing with widespread flooding” from earlier in March.
That would have caused the most significant damage now.” Bird said shelter, clean water, food and canvases to keep belongings dry were the most immediate pressing needs for the village communities. Papua New Guinea, a South Pacific island nation located to the north of Australia, was hit with two earthquakes in April last year, including a magnitude 7.0 quake that killed four people in a remote northern part of the country. A magnitude 7.
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