More relief assistance is reaching villages on Bougainville island affected by the Mt. Bagana eruption on 7th July 2023.
Yesterday the US Army airlifted the first load of relief supplies into Torokina District, three weeks after the eruption.
Through the US Agency for International Development (US AID), $ 200, 000 was injected into the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the humanitarian response.
IOM is leading the camp management at the declared care centers at Piva and Wakunai. Two new care centers were also declared for locals in Panguna and Kunua Districts.
With most of the water source considered unsafe for drinking, the Australian Government through the Australian Defense Force had supplied water purifying tablets.
An ADF aircraft landed in Buka on 10th August 2023, carrying with it shelter and hygiene kits.
Australian High Commissioner to PNG, Jon Philp who who flew in with Australian Defense Advisor, Colonel Travis Gordon on at the ADF aircraft C-27 handed over the supplies to Bougainville President, Ishmael Toroama.
“This support demonstrates the strength of our commitment to cooperation and friendship particularly in times of need,” said Commissioner Philp.
The New Zealand Government is assisting in this humanitarian response through collecting and testing of water samples for drinking.
Last Wednesday, a Papua New Guinea Defense Force Naval Vessel sailed into Bougainville for the first time after 23 years.
All these responses by the National Government and international partners come after a request by the Autonomous Bougainville Government to assist more than a 1000 people displaced by the eruption.
Mt. Bagana is an active volcano located on South-west of Bougainville.
While no deaths were reported, the ash fall and lava that flowed into river systems and food gardens have affected several other villages in Central Bougainville.
Related: https://insidepng.com/bougainville-to-produce-first-draft-of-an-autochthonous-constitution/
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