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May 28, 2024

SYDNEY: Thousands of residents were ordered to move away from the path of another active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. Aid teams in the Pacific nation have been pouring into the hard-to-reach northern Enga region since Friday, although officials said the chances of finding survivors were slim. Residents said they were using shovels and bare hands to search for survivors. “The landslide area is very unstable. When we are up there, we regularly hear big explosions where the mountain is,

May 26, 2024

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More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

SYDNEY: More than 670 people are believed to have died in a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the UN migration agency said on Sunday, as rescue efforts continued. Media in the South Pacific nation, north of Australia, had previously estimated Friday’s landslide had buried more than 300 people. However, more than 48 hours later, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the death toll could more than double, as the full extent of the disaster is still unclear and continuing dangerous conditions on the ground are hampering aid and rescue efforts. . Only five bodies had been recovered from

January 23, 2024

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The death toll from the landslide in China has risen to 20

BEIJING: The death toll from a landslide in China’s Yunnan province rose to 20 on Tuesday afternoon, as rescuers battled freezing temperatures and snow to find dozens of missing people. Rescuers worked through the night, sifting through deep mounds of earth at the site of the landslide in Zhenxiong County, China’s state-run Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday. A rescuer said the big machines could not be used because of the unstable ground, according to a report by local media outlet The Cover, owned by the Sichuan Daily Newspaper Press Group. “If the excavation is unloaded below, the top may

January 22, 2024

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Xi orders full search and rescue for landslide victims in SW China

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a full investigation and rescue of people missing from a landslide in Zhenxiong County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, issued the directive after the landslide hit the county early Monday. A total of 47 people remain missing after the landslide buried the houses of 18 households. Xi ordered immediate rescue efforts to minimize casualties. It also called for enhanced monitoring and early warning as well as a scientific approach to search and rescue

Papua New Guinea orders thousands to move away from path of ‘active’ landslide

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

The death toll from the landslide in China has risen to 20

Xi orders full search and rescue for landslide victims in SW China

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