PNG's Tinder-Dry Central Province and NCD Struggle Under El Niño

PNG's tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño

Papua New Guinea's Central Province is feeling the brunt of prolonged drought caused by the El Niño weather phase.

PNG’s tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Central Province is feeling the brunt of prolonged drought caused by the El Niño weather phase. Central and the National Capital District which is located within it, is extremely dry, its communities struggling with damaged crops and water sources in short supply. Port Moresby communities meanwhile have been experiencing frequent water outages due to malfunctioning of the city’s water infrastru…