Over 2,000 people buried in Papua New Guinea landslide
A deadly landslide which villagers in Papua New Guinea say struck like “an exploding bomb” may have buried more than 2,000 people alive, according to the BBC. The figure – …
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More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, government says
Melbourne, Australia — The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people alive. It formally asked for international help. The government figure is around three times …
Over 2,000 buried alive in massive landslide, Papua New Guinea tells UN
The National Disaster Centre raised the toll again to 2,000 in a letter to the United Nations on Sunday that was released publicly on Monday. The landslide also caused major …
Papua New Guinea landslide killed more than 670 people, UN migration agency estimates
The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and …
Papua New Guinea landslide kills more than 670, no hope of finding survivors: UN agency
Local officials had initially put the death toll on Friday at 100 or more. Only five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim had been recovered by Sunday. Relief …
Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead: ‘the mountain just collapsed’
Three bodies have so far been recovered, but there are fears that hundreds more may be entombed. The true toll may take days or weeks to become clear. Steven Kandai, …
More than 100 feared dead in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea
Melbourne, Australia — More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday in a landslide that buried a village in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, the Australian …
Papua New Guinea finds Biden’s cannibal remarks hard to swallow
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says his nation does not deserve to be labelled cannibals, and urged the US to clear up the remnants of World War Two …
Pope to visit Indonesia, PNG, East Timor, Singapore in September
Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced on Friday, an ambitious trip that could test the 87-year-old’s increasingly fragile health. …
Papua New Guinea pleads for Australian Police aid to stem unprecedented clan violence
Enga is home to the controversial Porgera Gold Mine, operated as a joint-venture between Canadian company Barrick and China’s Zijin Mining Group. It employs over 3,000 people and accounts for …