Weather & Science
Papua New Guinea Says 2,000 Buried in Landslide, Reports Show
- Landslide flattened remote village, submerged homes: UN
- UN aid workers are on site, but rescue conditions dangerous
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Authorities in Papua New Guinea say more than 2,000 people may have been buried in Friday’s landslide that swept over a remote village, media agencies reported, citing a letter to the United Nations.
The projection from the Pacific nation’s disaster center follows an earlier UN estimate that 670 people had been trapped under as deep as 8 meters (26 feet) of dirt and rubble, and were feared dead.