Over 300 People Buried After Huge Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea
Date
5/25/2024 2:30:12 AM
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, May 25 (IANS) More than 300 people were buried after a massive landslide hit a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG), local media reported.
Aimos Akem, a member of parliament for the Lagaip open electorate in Enga province, confirmed to the PNG Post-Courier that the landslide buried more than 300 people and 1,182 houses in Maip Muritaka Rural LLG, Xinhua news agency reported.
At around 3.00 a.m. local time on Friday, a massive landslide crushed Kaokalam village in Enga province, located over 600 km northwest of PNG's capital port Moresby.
Details are awaited.
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