Last week, a devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea has resulted in a death toll far worse than initially feared. According to a letter sent to the United Nations by an emergency official, as many as 2,000 people may have been buried alive in the disaster. The United Nations Migration Agency reported that over 150 homes were engulfed by the landslide, with debris covering an area equivalent to four football fields.
Rescue efforts are ongoing as teams search for survivors in the remote region where the landslide struck in the middle of the night. The National Director for World Vision Papua New Guinea described the event as a tragic and massive landslide, with confirmed figures of 670 casualties and estimates reaching up to 2,000 individuals affected.
