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Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate amid second landslide fears

Aerial view taken on May 27, 2024 shows the area affected by a landslide in Yambali village in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. © Emmanuel Eralia, AFP

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 mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people.

Relief teams in Papua New Guinea have been trickling into the difficult-to-access northern Enga region since Friday though officials said the odds of finding survivors were slim.

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