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Papua New Guinea says 2,000 dead in landslide

Updated on: 28 May,2024 07:40 AM IST  |  Melbourne
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Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred, and it was not immediately clear how officials arrived the number of people affected.

Papua New Guinea says 2,000 dead in landslide

Locals digging at the site of a landslide at Mulitaka village. Pic/AFP

The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide on Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international help. The government figure is around three times more than a United Nations’ estimate of 670.


In a letter seen by The Associated Press to the United Nations resident coordinator dated Sunday, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s National Disaster Center said the landslide “buried more than 2,000 people alive” and caused “major destruction”.


Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred, and it was not immediately clear how officials arrived the number of people affected. 


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