Cyclone "Mairwa" sweeps through the Barossa region, resulting in 11 deaths; Australia allocates 2.25 million dollars in emergency aid.

Tropical Cyclone "Maila" caused devastating disasters in the Pacific region, triggering floods and landslides, resulting in 11 deaths. The Australian government promised on Sunday to provide a total of 2.5 million Australian dollars (approximately 2.25 million New Zealand dollars) in aid to the affected neighboring countries Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. According to Agence France-Presse, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape stated on Sunday (April 12) that communication with the affected communities currently faces challenges, but rescue operations have been fully mobilized, aiming to provide food, drinking water, and temporary shelter for the victims. In the autonomous region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, which is seeking independence, local government issued a statement on Saturday that the cyclone destroyed critical infrastructure including roads and bridges, and severely disrupted the food supply chain, leading to school closures this week. A total of 11 ...