Ariel view of East Sepik Province, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea. Photo: Dozier Marc / Hemis via AFP
A lack of manpower and resources is hampering police efforts to restore law and order after a massacre in Papua New Guinea on 16th of July.
Local media are reporting 26 men, women and children were killed after violent attacks on three remote villages in East Sepik over what is believed to have been a land dispute.
According to the United Nations, the death toll could rise to 50 amid reports that houses have been torched and over 200 villagers have fled the area.
RNZ Pacific's Grace Fiavaai spoke with Pacific Waves host Susana Suisuiki.
