Huge landslide hits Papua New Guinea

By Agence France-Presse

May 25, 2024 12:07 am

(UPDATE) PORT MORESBY — A big landslide struck Papua New Guinea's uplands Friday, local officials and aid groups said, with many feared dead.

The disaster hit Kaokalam village, in Papua New Guinea's remote Enga province, at around 3 a.m. local time.

AVALANCHE People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea’s Enga Province on May 24, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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