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Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide flattened dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, a resident has said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village about 3am on Friday, villager Ninga Role told Reuters by phone.
Fears more than 100 people killed in major landslide in Papua New Guinea. The death toll was almost 300, among them Role’s brother and cousin, he said. Australian broadcaster ABC and other local media reported more than 100 people had been killed. One man who turned back to try to save his two children was buried along with his extended family, Role said.
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