Over 300 buried as landslide hits Papua New Guinea

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on May 25, 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,...

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Published on May 28, 2024 -  01:00
WATCH: Search for bodies continues after catastrophic Papua New Guinea 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.

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