Overview
- Authorities in Bougainville confirmed at least 11 deaths, including eight in a landslide, after floods and mudslides from Cyclone Maila.
- Roads and bridges were destroyed in Bougainville, cutting access to Panguna and disrupting food supplies and schooling.
- Australia announced A$2.5 million for relief, with A$1 million for Papua New Guinea including Bougainville and Milne Bay, and A$1.5 million for the Solomon Islands.
- Prime Minister James Marape said contact with remote communities remains difficult and said teams are organizing food, water and temporary shelter.
- The Solomon Islands declared a state of disaster in two provinces after reports of heavy damage in remote Western and Choiseul communities.