At least 300 people still buried after avalanche in Papua New Guinea
The avalanche has affected six towns, especially the town of Yambili
The difficulties in accessing the place do not allow giving official figures of deaths.
At least 300 personas they continue buried low tons of rocks after the enormous avalanche of land that occurred on Friday in the north of Papua New Guinea, as indicated by a local deputy before warning that this is a provisional estimate and that it is still impossible to give an official number of victims.
Deputy Aimos Akem has indicated to the PNG Post-Courier portal that the avalanche, which occurred in Enga province – about 600 kilometers from the capital, Port Moresby – around 03:00 on Friday and that It has affected six populations, especially in the town of Yambili, it has destroyed almost 1,200 homes and has reiterated its call to intensify rescue efforts.
The difficulties in accessing the place do not allow giving official figures of deaths.
However still there is no specific overview of the TRUE impact of the landslide, which has been felt throughout the Mulitaka region. The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Serhan Aktropak, has warned the British newspaper ‘The Independent’ that the scale of the landslide has been “enormous” and recalled the high population density of these localities.
“If more than 60 homes have been destroyed, the number of deaths could easily exceed a hundred,” he warned.
The United States, Australia and New Zealand have already offered their assistance to collaborate in difficult rescue tasks because the avalanche has blocked all road access and right now it can only be reached on foot from the surrounding area or by helicopter.
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2024-05-25 13:25:48
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