7 JANUARY 1998. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: RELIEF EFFORTS

The Associated Press reports that food relief from Mount Hagen, 150 miles northwest of Port Moresby, to Enga province has been halted because of looting, despite the fact that more than one million people in PNG face famine because of the ENSO-triggered drought. Further aid will require increased police protection.--via Mjrauz@aol.com