Papua New Guinea says landslide buries over 2,000 people alive
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A massive landslide has reportedly buried 2,000 people and 150 homes in Papua New Guinea. The South Pacific island nation is now seeking overseas assistance.
In a letter seen by The Associated Press to the United Nations resident coordinator dated Sunday, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation’s National Disaster Center Luseta Laso Mana said the landslide "buried more than 2000 people alive" and caused "major destruction" at Yambali village in the Enga province.
Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred, and it was not immediately clear how officials arrived the number of people affected.
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