06/04/2026
Take care families in Bougainville and PNG
The National Weather office has issued a tropical cyclone warning of Cyclone Maila Category 3 for the Milne Bay province especially the coastal and island communities of Woodlark, Sudest, Misima, Rossel islands and including Bougainville.
Locals are being advised to move away from the edge of the sea and seek higher grounds until threats of cyclone passes.
According to the National Weather Office, Tropical Cyclone Maila will cause very heavy rain and flooding, storm surge, coastal inundation, gale force winds and storm force winds.
Tropical cyclone Maila category 3 is about 210 kilometers north of Rossel, 220 kilometers northeast of Misima and 160 kilometers east of Woodlark Island.