Death Toll From PNG Landslide Could Be as High as 2,000: Government

A massive landslide that struck a remote area of Papua New Guinea may have buried as many as 2,000 people—well above an initial estimate of 500 and more than three times the United Nation’s (U.N.) estimate of 640. The new figure comes from the PNG government, which has formally asked the international community for assistance. On May 26, crews said they had given up hope of finding survivors under earth and rubble, six to eight metres deep, and spread over an area of 200 square kilometres (77 square miles). The landslide slipped from the side of the densely vegetated Mount Mungalo in Enga province a few hours before dawn on May 24....