FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/01 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA (15 June)

The country was hit in early June by two earthquakes affecting mostly northern areas, as in December 2000. The two earthquakes reaching 6.4 degrees on the Richter scale were followed by a number of aftershocks, particularly landslides in their immediate vicinity. Although the reported injuries and damage crops were limited, two villages were destroyed, leaving some 200 people homeless.