PM visits MBP islands and thanks aid partners

Prime Minister James Marape and Australian High Commissioner, Ewen Macdonald, at Gurney airport in Milne Bay Province on Sunday. (NBC News)

Prime Minister James Marape is in Milne Bay Province. On Saturday, he visited Samarai Murua District, its islands hardest hit by Cyclone Maila, and people are now slowly recovering.

On Sunday morning, after visiting Budibudi Island, he returned to Gurney to meet and thank the Australian Government for their assistance to PNG at this time.

Relief supplies being unloaded at Gurney airport. (NBC News)

He had to see it to appreciate the destruction the islands and parts of mainland Milne Bay had suffered at the hands of Tropical Cyclone Maila.

After his trip to the islands on Saturday and Sunday, he returned to Alotau to meet the Australian Head of Mission, who was with his team at Gurney with more relief supplies for Milne Bay.

Australia and New Zealand have been quick to respond to the plight of provinces affected by Cyclone Maila.

Australian High Commissioner, Ewen McDonald, was speaking in Alotau.

The Royal Australian Air Force assisted in transporting relief supplies from the Australian government to the people of Milne Bay affected by Tropical Cyclone Maila. (NBC News)

There are hoping mechanisms on the ground fasttrack this help to the islands as soon as they can, aviation fuel also a help towards this.

While the people are resilient, they all agreed they need support and they need rebuild now.