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News Alert! Mt Bosavi is Safe

by | Mar 5, 2018

Do Not Leave Villages Around Mt. Bosavi. The Volcano has been checked and is safe and stable. If you leave your villages, then food, water, and medical aid will not be available.

There are rumours that Mt. Bosavi is going to erupt and that people should leave the area. However, this is false information. Scientists have been helicoptered in to view and study the volcano. They have declared that there is no danger from an eruption and have been to speak to people in the villages. We have also confirmed this information with scientists at the University of PNG.
However, due to rumours on social media, many are fleeing their villages on the mountain and are going to the valleys away from the mountain. This is a bad choice. First, there is a great danger of flooding in the valleys right now. Secondly, helicopters are bringing food, water, and medical aid to the villages and if you leave the villages they won’t be able to find you. MAF, CRMF, and many other aid agencies are requesting that you stay near your village so they can find you.
MAF and CRMF continue to coordinate emergency medical plane flights for those who have no roads to get to a hospital. If you need an emergency plane flight to a hospital, please call MAF at 7373 9988 or 7373 9882. While telephones are not working in many places, the CRMF HF radio network is still up and running and people can use it to call for medical assistance on CRMF emergency channel 5 (frequency 5895). Please let us know about emergency medical problems as they are our priority.
We are also collecting information about other problems such as damaged air strips, road closures, polluted water supplies, food shortages, and damages to clinics, schools and other important buildings. MAF is passing that information on the relevant government authorities.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and its associated ministry, Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship (CRMF), have been serving the people of PNG since the early 1950’s. You can find out more about these organizations at:
MAF PNG
MAF Technologies (formerly CRMF)
  • www.maftech.org
  • Digicel: (+675) 7250 3958
  • BeMobile: (+675) 7528 1345
  • maftech.info@mafint.org