Cyclone Maila kills at least 11 in Papua New Guinea


SYDNEY: Cyclone Maila has triggered severe flooding and landslides in Papua New Guinea, killing at least 11 people, with the autonomous region of Bougainville among the worst affected, officials and local media said on Monday (April 13).

Entire villages were destroyed in the storm, which hit coastal areas with full force. Eight people died in a night-time landslide when a house was buried under mud, according to the Post Courier newspaper, citing authorities.

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