Tribal warfare on Kiriwina Island in Papua New Guinea’s east has left 32 people dead and 15 others missing, with fighting continuing.
The fighting erupted on Monday between the Kulumata and Kuboma people on the island, which is in Milne Bay province.
A team of police from the nation’s capital, Port Moresby, were deployed on Tuesday to contain the situation, said Peter Tsiamalili Jnr, the internal security minister. Tsiamalili Jnr said that the commissioner of police David Manning was in charge of the operation.
