UN warns that there could be more than 670 dead

UN warns that there could be more than 670 dead

The United Nations migration agency reported Sunday that about 1,250 people had been displaced by the landslide of lands occurred in the province of Enga, in Papua New Guinea, in the early hours of Friday. More than 150 houses were buried and about 250 nearby houses have been abandoned by their inhabitants.

“The houses are buried under about eight meters of earth. so there is a lot of debris to go through,” Justine McMahon, director of CARE International in Papua New Guinea, told ABC television on Monday.

McMahon explained that the dangerous conditions and terrain instability They made rescue efforts difficult. It is estimated that about 4,000 people live near the affected area.

Residents have rescued a couple, who had been trapped under the rubble, after hearing their cries for help, media reported.

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A village in the Enga province of Papua New Guinea was buried due to a landslide.

Papua New Guinea: rescue efforts continue amid tragedy

The Images posted on social media by villagers and local media crews showed people climbing rocksmany already digging with shovels, sticks and your own hands to find survivors. In the videos you could hear women crying in the background.

Emergency teams, including the defense engineering team of Papua New Guineawere on the ground, but The heavy equipment needed for the rescue had not yet reached the village.since the main road was still closed and the only access was by helicopter.

Neighboring countries Australia and France, which govern the nearby Pacific island of New Caledonia, have expressed their willingness to help Papua New Guinea.

No official death toll has been made. although the UN migration agency estimated on Sunday that more than 670 people could have died, more than double the initial number of possible fatalities reported by the Papua New Guinea media. According to the UN, only six bodies have been recovered from the rubble so far.

Source: Ambito

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