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Papua New Guinea landslide : Many houses, home to nearly 3,000 Indians, were buried and heavily damaged after a massive landslide hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, a shocking report has emerged. A news agency quoted the Disaster Management Department as saying that 2,000 people were buried alive under the debris due to the landslide.
More than 2000 people were buried under the debris
Earlier, the International Tourism Organization (IOM) had feared that 670 people had died due to the landslide. In a letter to the UN's local coordinator on Sunday, the acting director of the South Pacific island nation's National Disaster Center said that more than 2,000 people survived the landslide and there was widespread devastation.
Australia sent a plane for help
Various apprehensions are being expressed about the death of some people after the landslide. However, it is not yet clear how the authorities estimated the number of victims. Meanwhile, Australia has sent aircraft and other equipment to help at the landslide site in Papua New Guinea. Relief work is also being hampered after overnight rain in the mountainous areas.
The land has collapsed to the size of four football fields
The New Guinea government has said in a letter to the United Nations that at least two thousand people have been buried alive. Apart from this, many buildings and gardens have also been damaged. The country's economy has suffered huge losses due to the landslide. The landslide took place in a remote village about 600 kilometers from the capital Port Moresby. It is said that four football fields have collapsed in Yanbali village, due to which about 150 houses have been buried. Officials said that relief work is going on in full swing and bodies are being removed from the debris.