29 Jun 2024

80,000 in PNG's province face starvation following disaster

From , 6:02 am on 29 June 2024
People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. Local officials and aid groups said a massive landslide struck a village in Papua New Guinea's highlands on May 24, with many feared dead. (Photo by AFP)

Photo: AFP

The governor of Papua New Guinea's Enga province has signalled around 80-thousand people in Pogera Valley face starvation following last month's massive landslide.

Sir Peter Ipatas says access to Pogera mine is still cut off hampering the flow of supplies, goods and services.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis spoke with community leader Miok Michael.