More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday (May 25).
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00:00 More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that leveled
00:09 a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea.
00:13 Many are feared dead with more than six villages affected by the landslide.
00:18 The incident happened at about 600 kilometers northwest of Port Moresby around 3 a.m. on
00:24 Friday.
00:27 Helicopters and rescue personnel were digging through debris to locate survivors.
00:32 The landslide has blocked highway access, making helicopters the only way to reach the
00:37 area.
00:38 Prime Minister James Marape said he had yet to be fully briefed, but he said authorities
00:43 were responding to the disaster.
00:45 "We are still working to find out what exactly happened.
00:46 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:47 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:48 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:49 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:50 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:51 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:52 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:53 We are still working to find out what happened.
00:54 We are still working to find out what happened.