The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.
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More than 150 dead or missing from massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines
Talisay, about 43 miles south of Manila, was one of several towns ravaged by Tropical Storm Trami, the deadliest of 11 storms to hit the Philippines this year.
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Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread of disease in Papua New Guinea
The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare hands through muddy rubble is also concerning.
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Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people
The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation’s interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.
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Emergency convoy reaches survivors of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea
The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher.
