Over 300 buried as landslide hits Papua New Guinea
Saturday, 25 May 2024 A devastating landslide in northern Papua New Guinea has buried more than 300 people and over 1,100 houses, local media reported on Saturday. The disaster occurred in Kaokalam village, Enga Province, at around 3 am on Friday, about 600 km northwest of the capital, Port Moresby. According to the Papua New Guinea Post Courier, Member of Parliament Aimos Akem confirmed that 1,182 houses were buried in the landslide.
A Papua New Guinea government official told the United Nations over 2,000 people were believed to have been buried alive by Friday's landslide and has asked for international help.
A UN agency has warned it is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found. Thousands of people living near the site of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide have..
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow over the tragic landslide in Papua New Guinea, which buried over 2,000 people and caused extensive damage. He... IndiaTimes
Saturday, 25 May 2024
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