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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UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.
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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.
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Dozens of men killed in Papua New Guinea tribal violence, police say
At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday.
