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Over 300 people buried after huge landslide hits Papua New Guinea

By IANS | Updated: May 25, 2024 11:45 IST

Sydney, May 25 More than 300 people were buried after a massive landslide hit a remote region in ...

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Sydney, May 25 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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