UN says terrain, remote location hamper relief after landslide buries hundreds in Papua New Guinea

UN says terrain, remote location hamper relief after landslide buries hundreds in Papua New Guinea

Heavy equipment required for the rescue had yet to reach the remote village, as the only access was by helicopter

UN says terrain, remote location hamper relief after landslide buries hundreds in PNG

Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads are hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea after more than 670 people were feared killed in a landslide last week in the Pacific nation's north, the United Nations said on Monday.

Over 670 feared dead after landslide buries hundreds in Papua New Guinea

YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads are hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after more than 670 people were feared killed in a landslide last week in the Pacific nation's north, the United Nations said on Monday.

Sydney: The United Nations said on Tuesday that unstable soil, the rocky terrain, and damaged roads are hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea after a landslide on Saturday buried more than 670 people in the north of the country, fearing that all of them may be dead. And rescue teams, assisted by defense ministry personnel, are trying to reach the disaster site but heavy equipment is needed […].