Papua New Guinea

2024 - 5 - 27

Tragic Landslide in Papua New Guinea: Devastation and Hope for Aid

Disaster Relief - Emergency Response - International Aid - Landslide - Papua New Guinea

Devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea leaves more than 670 people feared dead. Australia plans to send aid while rescue efforts are hindered by tribal warfare.

A catastrophic landslide struck remote communities in Papua New Guinea's Enga province, leaving more than 670 people feared dead. Emergency workers are struggling to find survivors as tribal warfare complicates rescue efforts. The UN fears the death toll could rise further as the land continues to slide, making rescue operations challenging. Australia has pledged support by sending aircraft and equipment to assist at the disaster site. The unstable terrain, damaged roads, and remote locations have been major obstacles for relief efforts in the aftermath of the devastating landslide.

The International Organisation for Migration and the UN have estimated that over 670 people may have lost their lives in the disaster. Authorities are working to establish evacuation centres on safer ground to support those affected by the massive landslide. Amidst the tragedy, the Papua New Guinea disaster agency has reported that up to 2000 people may be buried under the debris, highlighting the magnitude of the devastation. The situation remains perilous as the slow-shifting landslip poses ongoing danger to both survivors and rescue teams.

In a show of solidarity, Australia plans to send aid to Papua New Guinea in the wake of the disaster. The International Organisation for Migration and the UN are closely monitoring the situation, emphasizing the urgent need for support. Despite the challenges posed by the unstable terrain and tribal warfare, efforts are ongoing to rescue survivors and provide relief to those affected by the tragic landslide.

Papua New Guinea Landslide Disaster | Caritas Australia (Caritas Australia)

Remote communities in Papua New Guinea have been devastated by a catastrophic landslide that struck the Enga province at 3am. The timing of the landslide ...

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More than 670 people now feared dead following landslide in ... (ABC News)

The International Organisation for Migration's chief of mission in Papua New Guinea said the scale of impact was greater than initially thought.

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Papua New Guinea landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency (The Guardian)

Emergency workers give up hope of finding survivors of Friday's landslide as tribal warfare threatens rescue effort.

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Papua New Guinea struggles to find the estimated 670 killed in ... (The Washington Post)

The International Organization for Migration said emergency responders have little hope of finding survivors after Friday's disaster.

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Australia plans to send aid to Papua New Guinea as rain raises ... (KGET 17)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia prepared on Monday to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea ...

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Papua New Guinea landslide: UN fears 670 people are dead (BBC News)

The land is still sliding and rescue is difficult, the head of the UN migration agency says.

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UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide (Aljazeera.com)

Authorities are trying to establish evacuation centres on safer ground on either side of the massive swath of debris.

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Marles pledges support for Papua New Guinea after landslide (The Mandarin)

More than 670 people are missing presumed dead in Papua New Guinea following a landslide that buried 150 homes.

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Papua New Guinea disaster agency tells UN 2000 people are ... (The Guardian)

Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads have been hampering relief efforts in the aftermath of the landslide, the UN said.

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Papua New Guinea landslide toll revised up to 2000 by PNG ... (The Australian Financial Review)

The unstable terrain, remote location and nearby tribal warfare are hampering relief efforts in PNG.

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More than 2000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide - Asia ... (Jakarta Post)

"The situation remains unstable as the landslip continues to shift slowly, posing ongoing danger to both the rescue teams and survivors alike," according to the ...

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As many as 2000 people feared buried under Papua New Guinea ... (CNN)

As many as 2000 people are feared to have been buried by last week's massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according the country's National Disaster Centre ...

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Papua New Guinea: Thousands feared missing after landslide (BBC News)

More than 2000 people are feared to be buried alive, though the exact toll has been hard to establish.

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'A miracle': Couple survives Papua New Guinea landslide that ... (Aljazeera.com)

Two found alive as overnight rains raise fears tonnes of rubble covering the area could become dangerously unstable.

Humanitarian Assistance in response to Papua New Guinea Landslide (Department of Defence Ministers)

The Australian Government will provide an initial $2.5 million in humanitarian assistance to support Papua New Guinea's response to the landslide in Enga ...

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Papua New Guinea fears thousands missing after landslide (Yahoo News Australia)

More than 2000 people are feared to be buried alive, though the exact toll has been hard to establish.

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More than 2000 believed buried alive in Papua New Guinea ... (CBS News)

Papua New Guinea informed the U.N. that more than 2000 people were buried in last week's massive landslide, according to a letter seen by numerous news ...

Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than ... (NPR)

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have ...

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Formally asking for help, Papua New Guinea says Friday's landslide ... (PBS NewsHour)

The death toll of 670 was based on calculations by Yambali village and Enga provincial officials that more than 150 homes had been buried by the landslide. The ...

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Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than ... (OPB News)

MELBOURNE, Australia — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2,000 people were believed to have been buried alive by ...

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Crisis as 2000 people buried alive (NEWS.com.au)

The death toll has skyrocketed after a landslide devastated a village, prompting calls for international aid as rescuers scramble in a “race against time”.

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Formally asking for help, Papua New Guinea says Friday's landslide ... (PBS NewsHour)

The death toll of 670 was based on calculations by Yambali village and Enga provincial officials that more than 150 homes had been buried by the landslide. The ...

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Hopes fade of finding survivors in Papua New Guinea landslide as ... (ABC News)

The United Nations will hold an emergency meeting to further coordinate the response to the disaster, which has been hampered by the weather and tribal ...

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Australia to assist in Papua New Guinea landslide recovery (Radio Australia)

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Humanitarian assistance in response to Papua New Guinea landslide (Minister for Foreign Affairs)

The Australian Government will provide an initial $2.5 million in humanitarian assistance to support Papua New Guinea's response to the landslide in Enga ...

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Papua New Guinea: satellite images reveal scale of landslide as ... (The Guardian)

Rescue efforts are 'very challenging', Australian minister says, as aid agencies work to send supplies to remote part of Enga province.

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Australian aid headed for Papua New Guinea - ABC listen (ABC)

Efforts to find survivors days after Papua New Guinea's devastating landslide are continuing, with hopes heavy machinery and technical experts from ...

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Aid agencies are working to support women and children following ... (Women's Agenda)

Aid agencies are working to support women and children following deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea ... More than 2,000 people are buried under rubble after a ...

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Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for ... (Aljazeera.com)

Rocks are still falling as search continues in Enga province for an estimated 2000 people buried by a mountain.

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Australian experts and depart for Papua New Guinea landslide (The Mandarin)

The number of missing people is thought to exceed 2000, revised yesterday afternoon by Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Agency.

Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread of disease in Papua ... (NPR)

The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare ...

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New evacuations in Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide (Voice of America)

Thousands of people are being evacuated Tuesday in an area of Papua New Guinea where the government says a landslide buried at least 2,000 people.

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Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate amid second ... (FRANCE 24)

Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a ...

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