US EditionPapua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslide
- Over 2,000 individuals were buried in a significant landslide in northern Papua New Guinea, devastating the remote hillside village of Kaokalam in Enga Province.
- The landslide in Enga Province nearly decimated the mountainous Kaokalam village, located approximately 370 miles northwest of the capital, Port Moresby.
- The disaster prompted the government of Papua New Guinea to seek international assistance in response to the tragic event.
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
SYDNEY — Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain impeded aid and lowered hopes of finding survivors.
Rescuers in Papua New Guinea are fighting a battle with time. The mass had already rubbed off on Friday, wiping out six villages from the face of the earth.
Papua New Guinea evacuates 7,900 under new landslide threat
PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea moved to evacuate an estimated 7,900 people from remote villages near the site of a deadly landslide on Tuesday, as authorities warned of further slips. Some 2,000 people are already feared buried in a landslide that destroyed a remote highland community in the early hours of May 24. With rescue and relief efforts hampered by the remote location, a severed road link, heavy rainfall and nearby tribal violence, Enga…
Six bodies recovered since landslide on Friday; UN estimates 670 dead but toll likely to rise
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