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Papua New Guinea Disasters on Wikipedia
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| Apr.16 |
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Strong quake hits Papua New Guinea Map of Aitape Papua New Guinea| A strong 6.8 earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea's northern coast, causing residents who feared a tsunami to seek higher ground | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Deadly bus crash in Papua New Guinea Map of Western Highlands Papua New Guinea| A crash has left at least 24 people dead. The bus was said to have fallen off a cliff and plunged over 50m into a river bed | |
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| Feb.5 |
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Shift to recovery mode in ferry sinking It may be time to shift from rescue to recovery mode in their search for 98 people who remain unaccounted for in last week's ferry sinking
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| Feb.4 |
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Four bodies found after ferry sinking Map of Cape Fortification Papua New Guinea Rescuers scanning the waters off the east coast of Papua New Guinea after a ferry sank found four bodies
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| Feb.2 |
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Fears grow for PNG ferry missing Map of Lae Papua New Guinea| Ships and helicopters are continuing to search for more than 100 people missing after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's north coast | |
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More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks Map of Cape Fortification Papua New Guinea| The Australian authorities have been helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts after the ship, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Cape Fortification | |
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| Oct.14 |
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Quake shakes Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea early Friday afternoon about 200 miles north-northeast of Port Moresby
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| Jul.18 |
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Tsunami warning after Pacific quake Map of Kandrian Papua New Guinea| Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.9 and 7.3, struck in the New Britain Region of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean | |
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| Apr.17 |
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6.3-magnitude quake strikes Map of Lae Papua New Guinea The quake struck at 9:15 a.m. The epicenter was 30 kilometers east of Lae, and 300 km north of the capital, Port Moresby
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| Aug.28 |
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AIDS patients 'buried alive' probe Officials are investigating claims by a woman that people with AIDS were buried alive by their relatives when they became too sick to care for
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| Dec.11 |
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Powerful earthquake The quake had an initial magnitude of 6.8 and struck at 12:20 a.m. in the New Britain region
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| Sep.9 |
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Major earthquake 7.3 earthquake struck the New Ireland region
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| Sep.8 |
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Strong quake Earthquake centered off the coast may have left at least two people dead and caused widespread damage
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| Nov.17 |
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Massive earthquake 7.0 3rd major quake in recent days
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