Entire village destroyed
Papua New Guinea: At least 100 people killed in landslide
At least 100 people have died in a landslide in the island state of Papua New Guinea. According to media reports, an entire village has been destroyed.
The natural disaster occurred at 3.00 a.m. local time on Friday in the village of Kaokalam in the northern highland province of Enga, reported the Australian television station ABC. Bodies were recovered from the masses of rubble.
"It happened early in the morning when people were still asleep and the whole village is destroyed," said Elizabeth Laruma, chairwoman of a local women's association. "As far as I can tell, at least 100 people are buried under the ground." Enga province is about 600 kilometers from the capital Port Moresby.
Difficult terrain for rescue teams
The local news site JB143 PNG spoke of "catastrophic destruction" on Facebook. So far, it is not certain how many people have been buried. "The full extent of the death toll is not yet known," it said. Rescue teams are struggling to reach the region due to the difficult terrain and the huge scale of the landslide. The landslide also affected the Porgera gold mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world.
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