Desperate search for survivors intensifies as Papua New Guinea grapples with devastating landslide amid over 670 lives feared lost.
More than 670 people are believed to have died after a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official told AFP as aid workers and villagers braved perilous conditions in their desperate search for survivors.
The once-bustling hillside village in Enga province was almost completely obliterated when the landslide struck in the early hours of Friday morning, burying scores of homes and the people sleeping inside. Aid agencies and local leaders initially feared between 100 and 300 people may have perished in the disaster.
While Aktoprak said the violence was"not related to the landslide", Papua New Guinea's military was providing a"security escort" to ensure the safe passage of aid convoys.
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