UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

Deaths Likely to Rise as 670 Buried in Papua New Guinea Disaster - BNN Bloomberg

Authorities in Papua New Guinea say more than 2,000 people may have been buried in Friday’s landslide that swept over a remote village, media agencies reported, citing a letter to the United Nations.

More Than 670 Feared Dead Following Papua New Guinea Landslide

After a landslide struck Papua New Guinea, the UN's International Organization for Migration raised its estimated death count to more than 670, the AP reported.

The landslide in Papua New Guinea on Friday is said to have killed far more people than previously thought. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) raised its death toll estimate to more than 670.

Papua New Guinea struggles to find estimated 670 killed in landslide - Sun, 26 May 2024 PST

About 670 people - many of whom are feared to be children - are assumed dead after a landslide deluged several villages in Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to the U.N. International Organization for Migration.

Papua New Guinea struggles to find the estimated 670 killed in landslide

The International Organization for Migration said emergency responders have little hope of finding survivors after Friday’s disaster.

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide: report

More than 670 people are feared to have died in a landslide in Papua New Guinea, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. has cited a United Nations official as saying.