Australian to Send PNG $2.5m Aid Package for Landslide Disaster

Published on May 27, 2024

Time is running out to find survivors of a huge landslide that buried many hundreds of people in a remote Papua New Guinea village as Australia prepares a $2.5 million (US$1.67 million) aid package to assist. PNG’s National Disaster Centre said more than 2,000 people had been buried alive by the landslide in remote Enga province on May 24. Australia will send technical experts and $2.5 million in initial aid to PNG as the death toll continues to rise following the catastrophic landslide. Under the Australian aid package experts will provide incident management assistance, support geo-hazard assessments and help early recovery efforts, with the Australian Defence Force also assisting....

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