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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Emergency crews in Papua New Guinea move survivors of massive landslide to safer ground

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emergency responders in Papua New Guinea were moving survivors of a massive landslide — feared to have buried scores of people — to safer ground on Sunday as tons of unstable earth and tribal warfare, which is rife in the country's Highlands, threatened the rescue effort.

The South Pacific island’s government meanwhile is considering whether it needs to officially request more international support.

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