The United Nations will hold an emergency meeting to further coordinate the response to the disaster, which has been hampered by the weather and tribal violence in the remote region.
Hopes of finding survivors of a shocking landslide in Papua New Guinea are fading.The United Nations will hold an emergency meeting to coordinate the emergency response, which has been hampered by the remote location and tribal violence in the region.
Meanwhile, locals on the ground are continuing to try and find their loved ones days after the disaster struck. Many people are still unsure whether loved ones have been caught up in the disaster as villagers often move between homes of friends and relatives, according to Matthew Hewitt Tapus, a pastor in the PNG capital Port Moresby whose home village is close to the disaster.
The Pacific Island nation's last credible census was in 2000 and many people live in isolated mountain villages. More than 150 houses were buried beneath debris almost two storeys high. Rescuers heard screams from beneath the earth. Eight people were killed and 30 houses burnt down on Saturday in the violence, a UN agency official said.The PNG government said it would rebuild the villages and reopen the main highway to the town and gold mine at Porgera which had been cut off by the landslide.In addition to its hilly terrain, seismic activity and tropical climate, Papua New Guinea's population is spread across the country in a way that makes it particularly vulnerable to landslide fatalities.
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