Rescue operations struggle in Papua New Guinea following deadly landslide
A combination of rainfall, in-fighting and difficult terrain have made rescue operations increasingly difficult after a disaster killed as many as 2,000 people.
Francis will clock 32,814 kilometres by air during his Sept. 2-13 visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore, far surpassing any of his previous 44 foreign trips.
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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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