7,900 People Evacuated Under New Landslide Threat: Papua New Guinea

Some 2,000 people are already feared buried in a landslide that destroyed a remote highland community in the early hours of May 24.

Papua New Guinea moved to evacuate an estimated 7,900 people from remote villages near the site of a deadly landslide on Tuesday, as authorities warned of further slips.

Some 2,000 people are already feared buried in a landslide that destroyed a remote highland community in the early hours of May 24.

With rescue and relief efforts hampered by the remote location, a severed road link, heavy rainfall and nearby tribal violence, Enga provincial administrator Sandis Tsaka warned the disaster could yet worsen.