PNG offers Condolences Following Earthquake in Nepal that has also affected China and India
The highest number of fatalities from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake were in Nepal where their Government estimates the number of dead could be as high as 1,500.
It is further reported that dozens of people have been killed in China and India in border areas close to Nepal.
Among the dead are a number of foreigners who were visiting and working in Nepal.
"We express our deep sympathies to the countries affected by this earthquake that has caused significant loss of life in Nepal, and appears to have killed a number of people in China and India," the Prime Minister said.
"This was a very destructive earthquake, and we cannot imagine the horror experienced by those who were in buildings that have collapsed or were affected by avalanches.
"From the information we have received so far, there does not appear to have been any Papua New Guineans among the foreigners who were killed or injured.
"As a country we do not have extensive trade or social contact with Nepal, but we join with global community in expressing our sorrow for this loss.
"With new communications technology, we are all much more aware of tragedies when they strike.
"I ask Papua New Guineans to remember the families of those who have died in this disaster in their own thoughts and prayers."
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