Papua New Guinea Violence: 20 to 50 people have been killed in large-scale violence in Papua New Guinea. A UN official has given information about this. Many people have also been injured due to the violence, along with this hundreds of people have left their homes. After leaving the house, people have taken refuge in other places. According to the government of the South Pacific island nation, this violence started a few days ago and is still going on in the Porgera Valley. This place is located near the site of a landslide that occurred in May. More than two thousand people were killed in this landslide incident.
Violence continues
Mate Bagosi, the UN humanitarian adviser for Papua New Guinea, said that as of Sunday, information about the death of at least 20 people has been received from community members and local authorities in Enga province. “We have confirmed that at least 20 people have been killed, but according to the last news I have, the number could be up to 50,” Bagossi told The Associated Press. He said the violence was continuing.
Security forces deployed
“Today some security forces have started entering the area. So it remains to be seen what impact this will have,” Mate Bagossi, a U.N. humanitarian adviser, said, referring to the army and police. Bagossi did not have information on the number of injured.
