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Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake

Locals standing on a makeshift bridge in the flooded Angriman village in Angoram district, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea on March 25, after the region was hit by an earthquake. [Handout/Papua New Guinea police via AFP]

Several people have died and some 1,000 homes have been destroyed in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, according to officials.

The quake rocked the East Sepik region at about 6:20am on Sunday (20:20 GMT on Saturday) near the town of Ambunti, about 756km (470 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby.

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