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NEWCASTLE, Australia — Australia will provide a further two million Australian dollars to support reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea after last month’s deadly landslide, the government said Thursday.The South Pacific island nation off Australia’s northern coast is still struggling with the aftermath of the disaster in Enga province in its mountainous interior, which the United Nations estimated killed 670 villagers and immediately displaced 1,650 survivors.
“Road access is critical for essential services as well as food and fuel supply chains,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement that coincided with a visit to the site of the landslide with Papua New Guinea’s Defense Minister Billy Joseph and Enga Gov. Peter Ipatas.“The additional support of $2 million announced today is in response to PNG’s request to restore connectivity of the Highlands Highway – the transport artery of the region,” Wong added.
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