Papua New Guinea officials say whole villages flattened by deadly quake

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Whole villages were flattened and water sources spoiled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 20 people, residents said on Wednesday as rescuers struggled to reach the hardest-hit areas in Papua New Guinea's remote, mountainous highlands.

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Whole villages were flattened and water sources spoiled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 20 people, residents said on Wednesday as rescuers struggled to reach the hardest-hit areas in Papua New Guinea's remote, mountainous highlands. <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=oRwoBCiXyn4:GR3JJGb2h9o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=oRwoBCiXyn4:GR3JJGb2h9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?i=oRwoBCiXyn4:GR3JJGb2h9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?a=oRwoBCiXyn4:GR3JJGb2h9o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Reuters/worldNews?i=oRwoBCiXyn4:GR3JJGb2h9o:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~4/oRwoBCiXyn4" width="1" /><br /> <br /> from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F0C3Gg<br />