25740 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2018/04/04/mil-osi-australia-papua-new-guinea-earthquake/Source: Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs. On Monday 26 February, an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude at 9 km depth struck the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea, particularly Hela and Southern Highlands provinces. A series of strong aftershocks have since been reported across the Highlands, including a 6.Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:05:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-bc9cbd962a5e2cb1a9636730543de6fe20180404090500http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354087/png-pm-says-hela-province-s-quake-damages-worth-over-us61mThe initial damage bill from February's massive earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Hela Province alone is more than US$ 61 million, says PNG's prime minister. PNG communities at risk of flooding following damning rivers by landslides triggered by 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Photo: Barbara Lokes/OilSearchLtd.Wed, 04 Apr 2018 06:24:00 +0200rnzi-4fa859ef073585fb3cf29d4d3cf85c6b20180404062400http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354046/govt-response-to-png-earthquakes-too-slow-for-hela-landownersA landowner in Papua New Guinea's Hela province says the government's relief response to the major Highlands earthquake has been too slow. The 7.5 magnitude quake in late February, along with subsequent landslides and aftershocks, caused major destruction in the region around Hela.Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:22:00 +0200rnzi-727d4a2ce201fd0aa0c6920b42b433fd20180404042200http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=440477The earthquake repair bill for roads in Papua New Guinea's Enga, Southern Highlands and Hela provinces is expected to cost more than $US12 million, ($F24m) according to PNG's Works Secretary David Wereh. Mr Wereh told PNG's The National some feeder roads in the provinces were badly damaged, including the Highlands Highway.Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:47:00 +0200fijitimes-ea31a35912f71dde8a832c3229bf966d20180404004700