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May 29, 2024

SYDNEY: Families in the village of Yambali in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a “mountain” of rubble buried them alive in a giant landslide, a UN rescue worker at the scene and the country’s prime minister said. For five days, survivors have been using shovels and bare hands to dig through mud and debris nearly two stories high and covering three to four football fields in the area, which has buried about 2,000 people. Rescue workers say the chances of finding survivors are slim. “It’s basically a mountain that has fallen on their heads,” said

May 27, 2024

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More than 2,000 buried alive in landslide in Papua New Guinea, local authorities say

SYDNEY: More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster center said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulty getting aid to the site raise the risk that few survivors will be found. The number of those buried around the village of Yambali in Enga province in the north of the country is based on estimates by local authorities that have been steadily rising since Friday’s landslide. A UN agency put the estimated death toll at more than 670 people on Sunday. The National Disaster Center raised the toll

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