Madang

Significant damage to buildings and roads and landslides were reported in Morobe, Eastern Highlands and Madang provinces, he said.

"Sadly, seven people have been confirmed dead as a result of these landslides. Three in Kabwum District and three in Wau Town, Morobe Province, and one in Rai Coast, Madang Province," he said.

In Madang province, there were multiple injuries as buildings and houses were damaged, and one death was reported on the Rai Coast, he said.

Kramer, the MP for Madang Open and sole member of the Allegiance party he founded, came to parliament in 2017 on a declared platform of transparency and good governance.

MCC’s Ramu nickel plant located in Madang, on the country’s northeastern coast, spilled waste into the bay over the weekend which caused the surrounding ocean to turn red and left a muddy residue on the rocky shoreline, according to locals and photographs of the incident.