Australian Broadcasting Corp. is reporting that more than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide that buried a village in remote Papua New Guinea. The landslide reportedly hit at about 3 a.m. local time Friday in Kaokalam village, about 370 miles northwest of the South Pacific island nation’s capital of Port Moresby.
MELBOURNE, Australia — More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday in a landslide that buried a village in a remote part of
Residents say current estimates of the death toll are above 100, although authorities have not confirmed this figure. Villagers said the number of people killed could be much higher.The Papua New Guinea government and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “It has occurred when people were still asleep in the early hours, and the entire village has gone down,” Laruma told ABC. “From what I can presume, it’s about 100-plus people who are buried beneath the ground.”Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground
Village resident Ninga Role, who was away when the landslide struck, expects at least four of his relatives have died.
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