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☆ Papua New Guinea landslide: satellite imagery shows scale of devastation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Satellite imagery from before and after the landslide show a vast section of the landscape in the mountainous Enga region essentially torn away. A satellite image shows a closer view of a hillside before the landslide in Yambali village, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, June 27, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters A satellite image shows a closer view of the landslide in Yambali village, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, May 27, 2024. Maxar Technologies/Reuters Satellite images show the landslide in Yambali village, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. More than 150 houses in Yambali village were buried in debris, officials said Sunday.

Persons: Juho Valta, Sandis Tsaka, “ We’re, ” Tsaka, Kambu, “, ”, Miok Michael Organizations: CNN, Maxar Technologies, REUTERS, Reuters, Disaster Center, UNDP Locations: Papua New Guinea, Yambali, Enga Province, Kaokalam, Port Moresby, UNDP Papua New Guinea, “

CNN —As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones. The landslide occurred in the mountainous Enga region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday and the latest missing figure is a sharp rise from earlier estimates. Mohamud Omer/International Organization for Migration/APMiok Michael, a local community leader, told CNN that it was likely there were few survivors. But that may now be a major underestimate according to the latest projection from Papua New Guinea’s disaster agency. “There are no reports of earthquakes at this time but we did have quite a lot of rain and a lot of unseasonal weather happening across Papua New Guinea,” Jensen said.

Persons: Kambu, ”, “, Mohamud Omer, Michael, Laso Mana, Chris Jensen, ” Jensen, Justine McMahon, ” McMahon, Pierre Rognon, it’s, Alan Collins, ” Collins, Jensen, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Disaster, Reuters, International Organization for Migration, United Nations, Mission, National Disaster Centre, UN, World, CARE International, University of Sydney’s School of Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide Locations: Papua New Guinea, Yambali, Highlands, Papua, Kaokalam, Port Moresby

☆ Three bodies recovered after Papua New Guinea landslide, ‘significant’ death toll expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Alex Stambaugh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three bodies have been recovered after a landslide in Papua New Guinea, local officials told CNN on Saturday, adding that the death toll was likely to rise to a “significant” total. Three bodies have so far been recovered, but “we are expecting the number to be significant,” Sandis Tsaka, provincial administrator of Enga province, told CNN. More than 100 are believed to be dead, Janet Philemon, caretaker and national treasurer of the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society, previously told CNN. People carry bags in the aftermath of a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, on May 24, 2024. A Pacific nation home to around 10 million people, Papua New Guinea is rich in resources.

Persons: Sandis, Janet Philemon, Tsaka, ” Serhan Aktoprak, That’s …, ”, Andrew Ruing Organizations: CNN, Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society, Humanitarian, CARE Australia, International Organization for Migration, “, Reuters CARE Australia Locations: Papua New Guinea, Kaokalam, Port Moresby, Enga, Enga Province

☆ Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 100 people feared dead in remote region
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Heather Chen | Alex | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —More than 100 people are feared dead in a remote village in the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea after a landslide flattened homes and buried people alive while they were sleeping, officials said Friday. “The debris is as big as approximately three to four football fields, and is blocking the lifeline of the province’s main highway, which is making the relief efforts all the more difficult,” Serhan Aktoprak told CNN. It’s already night time in Papua New Guinea. There’s no power to continue the relief efforts. Rescuers are trying to reach the remote village in Enga Province.

Persons: Serhan Aktoprak, “, ” Aktoprak, Janet Philemon, ” Philemon, James Marape, ” Organizations: CNN, Mission, International Organization for Migration, IOM, National, Papua New Guinea Red Crescent Society, AFP, Getty Images, ABC, Reuters, of Works, Highways, police Locations: Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Kaokalam, Enga Province, Port Moresby, Enga’s

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