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Giant Wave Impact - Pacific ocean
December 9th: A huge wave has hit a Papua New Guinea island, submerging buildings and causing widespread damage but no casualties. The giant wave hit Kavieng, on the New Ireland province, late on Tuesday and there were reports of a similar surge hitting PNG’s north-eastern coast province of East Sepik. Details remain sketchy but one witness told AAP the water surge hit late this afternoon and disaster teams are now working through the damage. “The wave took out the hospital and the east coast road of New Island,” local resident Nessie Amos said. “The hospital’s equipment was washed out but patients were saved and taken to another hospital,” she said. “There were no casualties but major damage was caused to the hospital and everything was washed out.” Amos said one small island off Kavieng, Tents, is mostly under water and villagers have been moved to the neighbouring island of Emirau. Government officials held a press conference in Wewak earlier this evening.)
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No mention as to where the wave originated..