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This handout photo taken and received on September 11, 2022 courtesy of WanNaiks Gallery shows damage at the Wawin National High School near the city of Lae following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake off Papua New Guinea's coast. (Photo by Handout / WanNaiks Gallery / AFP) Image used for illustrative purpose.
An estimated 1,000 homes were destroyed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea, officials said Monday as disaster crews poured into the region.
"So far around 1,000 homes have been lost," said East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, adding that emergency crews were "still assessing the impact" from a Sunday morning tremor that "damaged most parts of the province".
