Papua, landslide
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a major landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago.
Papua New Guinea leader visits community hit by landslide
Prime Minister James Marape on Friday made his first visit to a remote village hit by a deadly landslide last week and thanked international aid donors for their support. Officials are still trying to pinpoint how many people are buried under parts of a mountain which collapsed onto the Yambali village in the Enga region a week ago.
Hope fades for finding survivors buried by landslide in Papua New Guinea
Little hope of finding survivors. Al Jazeera reports from the remote village in Papua New Guinea which was hit by a massive landslide.
Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried
Traumatized survivors of Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide are hesitating to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation’s authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk triggering another landslide.
Rescue teams don't expect to find survivors in Papua New Guinea landslide
Papua New Guinea ruled out finding survivors under the rubble of a massive landslide on Thursday, with the exact number of dead under almost two storeys of debris and mud still unknown but ranging from hundreds to thousands.
Papua New Guinea's landslide-affected area faces slow rescue due to difficult terrain
Rescuers in Papua New Guinea are battling treacherous terrain, unstable ground, and a lack of heavy machinery to reach survivors buried beneath rubble, after a deadly landslide swallowed communities in the country's northern remote highlands on May 24.
More than 2,000 believed buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says
A letter to the United Nations said the landslide "buried more than 2,000 people alive" and caused "major destruction."
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