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Papua New Guinea’s PM makes first visit to site of deadly landslide

James Marape apologises for not making journey sooner, as ongoing instability hampers recovery and poses risk to residents

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried

Traumatized survivors of Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide are hesitating to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation’s authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk trigging another landslide

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide

The UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2024

Papua New Guinea: satellite images reveal scale of landslide as thousands more told to evacuate

Local official says disaster area is ‘very unstable’ and that further evacuations are needed, even as rescuers battle to reach remote part of Enga province

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2024

More than 300 dead in Papua New Guinea landslide, local MP says

Emergency response teams sent in to village in remote Enga province, but blocked road is hampering efforts

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

How Anthony Albanese came to back PNG's bold bid to become the NRL's 18th team

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape may have been speaking on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday. But what they said will be felt across the playing fields of the NRL and regional geopolitics.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022