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#1751
In the land of the
unexpected......
ARAIMIRI
(Gulf Province, PNG): 7th February 2007 -- Last Sunday, 4th February, four staff homes at Don
Bosco Araimiri, Kerema, Gulf Province, were burned to the ground. The
backdrop of the Rotary Hall with its beautiful painting of Don Bosco's dream by
Bro Anthony Hopida twenty years ago was also burned. Fortunately nobody
was injured in the conflagration. Since it is just the beginning of the
school year in PNG, all students were in their rooms at the time. Using buckets
and pails, the students, Salesians and staff did their best to extinguish the
fire which broke out around 2 am. According to information provided, a short
circuit in one of the staff houses was the cause of the
fire.
On Monday night, rascals entered the residence of the Salesians in Lariau,
Gulf Province, and stole many of their belongings such as TVs, clothes, school
supplies, food. The rascals tied up the two guards. The Salesians
were not home since they were out on their usual rounds amongst the mission
stations.
GLOSSARY
rascals: a term used only in PNG for gangs of young people
(usually young but not always) who go on rampages of pillage and
worse.
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