26 Feb 2019

Basic needs still acute in PNG's quake-hit region, one year on

From , 5:05 am on 26 February 2019

A year on from a major earthquake in Papua New Guinea, the worst-affected communities are still struggling for basic needs.

The magnitude 7.5 quake which struck in Hela province on February 26, 2018, was followed by many significant aftershocks and landslides.

The disaster caused almost two hundred deaths and widespread the devastation of homes and buildings in Hela, Southern Highlands and Western province.

Sally Lloyd is a community worker with the Strickland Bosavi Foundation and NGO Care who has been involved in relief efforts in the affected area.

Ms Lloyd spoke with Jenny Meyer about how affected communities are getting by, one year on.

Hela, Southern Highlands, Enga, West Sepik and Western Province were the provinces most affected by PNG's February 2018 earthquake.

Hela, Southern Highlands, Enga, West Sepik and Western Province were the provinces most affected by PNG's February 2018 earthquake. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Koroi Hawkins