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At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

Residents wait to receive aid after an earthquake in Papua New Guinea in this handout image released March 7, 2018. (Courtesy)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous Southern Highlands on Wednesday killing at least 18 people, an official said, a week after a larger quake flattened villages and killed at least 55 people.

The tremor, shortly after midnight local time, struck just 31 km (19 miles) southwest of the epicenter of last Monday’s magnitude 7.5 quake that has left government and aid agencies scrambling to provide emergency supplies to the remote region.

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