Photos circulating on WhatsApp also show that ATMs in the city have been destroyed. The warehouse for one of PNG's largest retailers is in flames after being ransacked, with hundreds flooding the streets outside.
'Some people sadly lost their life today,' Mr Parkop said. National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop said people had been killed in the violence, according to the Reuters news agency. We have sent off-duty ambulance nurses to assist in PMGH ED. 'We are aware of many patients with severe burns and a number with gunshot wounds. 'The ambulance service has received a large number of emergency calls in the national capital district relating to shooting incidents and persons injured in an explosion,' it said. St John Ambulance said it had responded to a 'significant emergency situation' relating to shootings and a number of fire incidents in the city. What began as a peaceful demonstration at Parliament House by police, defence and other public servants regarding a payroll issue soon escalated into a dramatic security situation. Shops and businesses in Port Moresby were set alight on Wednesday, while hundreds took to the street and were looting.
