PNG: Relief operation slow going

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Updated November 22, 2007 16:27:18

Papua New Guinea disaster officials have been accused of politicising relief operations to help more than 150 thousand people affected by heavy flooding in PNG's Oro province, which have so far claimed more than 200 lives. Some people are risking their lives by diving into their flooded gardens to search for food, while others are surviving on coconuts.

Presenter: Firmin Nanol
Speakers: Ori Kenia, Oro's Kokoda Town Mayor; Joseph Kopapa, Anglican Church Bishop.

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