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Landslide Disaster in Papua New Guinea Nears Catastrophe: Disease Outbreak Looming

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MELBOURNE, Australia – Following a devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands, fears of a second landslide and disease outbreak are growing due to trapped water streams and bodies beneath tons of debris, a United Nations official warned on Tuesday. The catastrophe in the village of Yambali occurred when a limestone mountainside sheared away, leaving a trail of boulders, earth, and splintered trees in its wake. Recent rain has made the situation even more …

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Landslide Horror: More Than 2,000 Feared Buried Alive – Urgent Call for International Help

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MELBOURNE, Australia – A Papua New Guinea government official has made a distressing revelation to the United Nations, sharing that over 2,000 individuals are feared to have been tragically buried alive in a devastating landslide that occurred last Friday. The confirmed death toll from the landslide in the mountainous region of the South Pacific island nation had previously stood at 670 according to U.N. estimates, but local authorities reported the recovery of only five bodies …

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Landslide Tragedy Unfolds: Devastating Search Efforts in Papua New Guinea

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Enga Province, Papua New Guinea – A devastating landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea has left its residents grappling with a tragic loss. The disaster, which occurred early Friday morning, has resulted in the potential burial of 670 people according to UN estimates. Rescue operations are currently underway as villagers desperately search through debris to save survivors and recover bodies. The landslide, which extended for nearly a kilometer and reached depths of 10 meters …

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Landslide Tragedy in Papua New Guinea Leaves More than 670 Dead: Search for Survivors Abandoned

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MELBOURNE, Australia – A devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea has left rescuers and bereaved families grappling with the grim reality of over 670 people feared dead. The International Organization for Migration has revised its initial death toll estimate upwards, painting a bleak picture of the catastrophic event that buried more than 150 homes in Yambali village under a sea of mud and debris. Serhan Aktoprak, the head of the U.N. migration agency’s operations in …

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