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UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
"More than 670 people are feared dead in a devastating landslide in northern Papua New Guinea, with over 150 houses in Yambali village buried in debris."
The UN's initial estimate of over 100 deaths has sharply risen following the tragedy.
Rescue efforts continue to find survivors in the aftermath of the deadly landslide.
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.