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30 Aug 2005

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea; Bad weather continues to create havoc in PNG

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Continuing heavy rains and unusual weather conditions in Papua New Guinea have been blamed for the latest damage to roads, bridges, homes and food gardens.

Key infrastructure and beach hotels in the Morobe and Madang provinces are the latest to be affected by the king tides and flooding.

Gulf and Western provinces, as well as Bougainville, have also been subject to damaging weather.

Morobe Governor Luther Wenge says officials are assessing the damage

The governor says he has received reports from local officials but he intends to visit the areas himself.

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23 Aug 2005

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Bougainville floods and high tides Information Bulletin No.1

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— IFRC

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

This Bulletin (no. 01/2005) is being issued for information only, and reflects the status of the situation and information available at this time. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.

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Continuous heavy rainfalls over past

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23 Aug 2005

Papua New Guinea
PNG: Floods take heavy toll in Bougainville

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— East-West Center

PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT
Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai'i
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, Aug. 23) -- Some 13,000 people in Siwai, South Bougainville and many more in Central Bougainville are struggling with the aftermath of severe floods that washed away crops and animals.

Officials say more than 1,329 people in Siwai urgently need help with an additional 1,164 people from along the coast badly affected by the floods.

Road links have been closed from the

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19 Aug 2005

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Floods and high tides - Situation map

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19 Aug 2005

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Floods and high tides OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0129
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Papua New Guinea - Floods and High tides

The source of this situation report is the information received from the United Nations Resident Coordinator's office in Papua New Guinea prepared by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Disaster Focal Point, in addition to media reports.

Situation

1. Continuous heavy rains over recent weeks combined with extraordinary high and low tides are reported to have caused rivers to rise and widespread destruction in central and southern

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Papua New Guinea; Bad weather continues to create havoc in PNG

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Papua New Guinea: Bougainville floods and high tides Information Bulletin No.1

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PNG: Floods take heavy toll in Bougainville

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Floods and high tides - Situation map

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Floods and high tides OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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