People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024.
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An emergency response is under way in Papua New Guinea as more than 100 people killed in landslide.
The landslide hit the Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, about 370 miles northwest of the capital Port Moresby, around 3am Friday 24th May.
Village resident Ninga Role, who was not at her home when the landslide struck, expects at least four of his relatives have died.
“There are some huge stones and plants, trees. The buildings collapsed,” Ms Role said.
“These things are making it hard to find the bodies fast.”
Prime Minister James Marape said disaster officials, PNG Defence Force, and the Department of Works and Highways are attending the scene. He said officials will release more exact information on the damage and death toll when it becomes available.
The Prime Minister added “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the landslide disaster in the early hours of this morning.”
Residents say current estimates of the death toll are above 100, although authorities are yet to confirm. Villagers fearing the true number killed could be much higher.
Elizabeth Laruma runs a women’s business association in Porgera, a town in the same province near the Porgera gold mine. She’s worried the death toll will increase, saying the landslide “occurred when people were still asleep in the early hours, and the entire village has gone down”.
The landslide also obstructed the road between Porgera and the village. Officials are now concerned about the town’s own supply of fuel and goods while rescue efforts are ongoing.
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An emergency response is under way in Papua New Guinea as more than 100 people killed in landslide.
The landslide hit the Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, about 370 miles northwest of the capital Port Moresby, around 3am Friday 24th May.
Village resident Ninga Role, who was not at her home when the landslide struck, expects at least four of his relatives have died.
“There are some huge stones and plants, trees. The buildings collapsed,” Ms Role said.
“These things are making it hard to find the bodies fast.”
Prime Minister James Marape said disaster officials, PNG Defence Force, and the Department of Works and Highways are attending the scene. He said officials will release more exact information on the damage and death toll when it becomes available.
The Prime Minister added “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the landslide disaster in the early hours of this morning.”
Residents say current estimates of the death toll are above 100, although authorities are yet to confirm. Villagers fearing the true number killed could be much higher.
Elizabeth Laruma runs a women’s business association in Porgera, a town in the same province near the Porgera gold mine. She’s worried the death toll will increase, saying the landslide “occurred when people were still asleep in the early hours, and the entire village has gone down”.
The landslide also obstructed the road between Porgera and the village. Officials are now concerned about the town’s own supply of fuel and goods while rescue efforts are ongoing.
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