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| Papua New Guinea landslide kills over 2,000 in remote village |
| 2024-05-28 |
| [GEO.TV] A massive landslide in Papua New Guinea is feared to have buried over 2,000 people alive in a remote highland village, the African nation's government said on Monday. Karma for eating Biden's Uncle Bosie The Papua New Guinea government has pleaded for international help in the rescue effort after hillside community in Enga province was almost wiped a chunk of Mount Mungalo collapsed in the early hours of last Friday. The deadly landslide smothered scores of homes and the people sleeping inside them. The landslip was continuing to "shift slowly, posing ongoing danger to both the rescue teams and survivors alike", the disaster centre said. The scale of the catastrophe required "immediate and collaborative actions from all players", it added, including the army, and national and provincial responders. The centre also called on the UN to inform Papua New Guinea's development partners "and other international friends" of the crisis. Related: Papua New Guinea: 2024-05-27 More than 670 estimated dead in Papua New Guinea landslide: UN Papua New Guinea: 2024-04-15 Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea: 2024-02-21 Guinea's military junta dissolves govt as transition set to end this year |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Thanks Rman, that was my question too. |
| Posted by: alanc 2024-05-28 18:14 |
| #2 African nation??? |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2024-05-28 17:04 |
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