Naschokken in Papoea Nieuw Guinea
M6.0 aftershock hits Papua New Guinea, 4th M6+ after M7.5 on February 25
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock hit Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea at 19:56 UTC on March 4, 2018. This is the 4th M6+ earthquake to hit this region after M7.5 mainshock on February 25. Unofficial reports received March 3 mention at least 156 deaths.
Today's aftershock hit at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) as 110th M4+ earthquake to hit the region since February 25. The quake was followed by M4.9 at 20:24 UTC.
It's still unclear how many people died in the M7.5 earthquake due to severely disrupted transport and telecommunications, but PNG's Red Cross said it believes the number has reached 80.
However, unofficial reports received on Saturday, March 3, mention at least 156 deaths and at least 10 villages covered in debris after massive landslides.
The scale of devastation in Tari, a town close to the epicenter of M7.5 earthquake and home to 10 000 people, is immense, Mr. Isaac Pulupe told Radio New Zealand. Most of its buildings had collapsed, he said, including schools and parts of the hospital.
"Most people have been traumatized emotionally from all that is happening and the continual earthquakes going on," he said. "Most people, their gardens and even homes have been collapsed."
Pulupe added that most of the town is now living in tents, under tarpaulins, or ramshackle huts built from the rubble, which sometimes toppled in the near constant aftershocks.
Nearly 150 000 people remain in urgent need of emergency supplies, the director of the International Red Cross in PNG, Udaya Regmi, told Reuters on Sunday. "The quake destroyed or damaged the homes of around 7 000 people, while 147 000 were in severe need of food, water and sanitation," he said.
"The challenge is road access, it’s still not accessible to trucks and four-wheel drives," Regmi said. "Big trucks cannot go there. It’s one of the reasons the food is becoming less and less. There are no fears of starvation yet but we’ve not got the full picture."
The country has declared a state of emergency across the earthquake-hit region last week but the scale of the disaster will not be known until relief workers and authorities can complete their assessments in the area, agencies said.
Road damage after M7.5 earthquake on February 25. Credit: Earthquake Report
Damage to airport runway located 13 km (8 km) E of the M7.5 earthquake epicenter
Bron: https://watchers.news
'150.000 Papoea's hebben dringend behoefte aan hulp na aardbeving'
Door de zware aardbeving van begin deze week hebben 150.000 mensen in Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea dringend behoefte aan water, voedsel en sanitaire voorzieningen. Dat zegt het Internationale Rode Kruis.Sinds maandag kwamen 31 mensen om als gevolg van de aardbeving in de bergachtige binnenlanden, die een kracht had van 7,5. Volgens de Verenigde Naties hebben in totaal 465.000 mensen te maken met de gevolgen van de aardbeving. Zo'n 64.000 mensen kampen met een tekort aan voedsel.
Huizen van meer dan 7000 mensen werden beschadigd of vernietigd en aardverschuivingen leidden tot veel schade aan wegen. Hierdoor kan noodhulp moeilijk in afgelegen gebieden terechtkomen, terwijl er juist in die gebieden veel behoefte aan is.
Naschokken
Het land heeft de noodtoestand afgekondigd. Na de eerste beving zijn er voortdurend naschokken. Vandaag waren er sterke naschokken voelbaar met een kracht van 6,0.
Volgens het Rode Kruis kan de omvang van de natuurramp pas in kaart worden gebracht als reddingswerkers en autoriteiten de ontoegankelijke gebieden kunnen bereiken.
Bron: https://nos.nl
Papua New Guinea #Earthquake death toll reaches 67 as aftershocks strike https://t.co/tIIqXyhqaE pic.twitter.com/oLH7GblTZj
— NaturalDisaster Newz (@NDisaster_Newz) 5 maart 2018
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles #PapuaNewGuinea as quake toll riseshttps://t.co/VvTrq0vnuy pic.twitter.com/xp0h7Pq6yP
— The Straits Times (@STcom) 5 maart 2018
NEWS || One of our C-130H Hercules has delivered about 8 tonnes of aid supplies alongside @MFATgovtNZ to those affected by last week’s devastating quake in #PapuaNewGuinea. We stand ready to provide further assistance if required.
— Royal NZ Air Force (@NZAirForce) 5 maart 2018
MORE: https://t.co/Nm15ceDgLc#Force4Good pic.twitter.com/YF5qeR3nal
Shocking Satellite images show the extent of damage in #PapuaNewGuinea via | Bloomberg #earthquake. #Komo #ExonMobil #TagariRiver pic.twitter.com/w3HmxHrwhE
— What's Good PNG? ???? (@WhatsGoodPNG) 2 maart 2018
We extend our deepest condolences to #PapuaNewGuinea for the loss of life and damage caused by the 7.5 magnitude #earthquake in the Highlands. (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/iIIee0cSdx
— EAP Bureau (@USAsiaPacific) 28 februari 2018
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles quake-hit Papua New Guinea #PapuaNewGuinea #PNG #Earthquake https://t.co/46np12u1pt
— Oman Day (@OmanDayLive) 5 maart 2018
#PNG #Earthquake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes: Red Cross#PapuaNewGuinea https://t.co/6aLpSBJ8Dw pic.twitter.com/1RcJL4gO71
— Gulf-Times (@GulfTimes_QATAR) 5 maart 2018
Sterke naschok treft Papoea Nieuw Guinea
Vandaag trof opnieuw een sterke naschok het land Papoea Nieuw Guinea, de schok had een kracht van 6.7 op de schaal van Richter.Sinds de zware aardbeving van 7.5 op 25 februari was dit de sterkste naschok.
Dit specifieke gebied van het land is de afgelopen week al vaak getroffen door naschokken van de grote aardbeving.
In totaal zijn er de afgelopen maand al 106 aardbevingen van een kracht van 4.5 of meer geweest in een gebied ongeveer zo groot als de provincie Noord-Brabant.
Wit: bevingen afgelopen maand, geel: bevingen afgelopen week, oranje: alle aardbevingen van vandaag.
Blauw: zware aardbeving van 25 februari.
Bron: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000dcx1#executive | Gewijzigd: 6 maart 2018, 17:13 uur, door Thijs.
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