Papua New Guinea: Landslide wreaks havoc, 2000 people buried alive, rescue operations continue | papua new guinea landslide deva

Nature has wreaked such havoc in Papua New Guinea that devastation has spread everywhere. People were buried alive in the landslide here on Friday. A government official has informed the United Nations that more than 2 thousand people have been buried alive in the landslide. The Papua New Guinea government has sought international help for relief work.
Earlier, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) had predicted that 670 people may have died due to the massive landslide in Papua New Guinea. But this figure of the government is almost three times more than the figures of IOM. It is being told that till now only the bodies of six people have been recovered. The rest of the people are being searched for.
At the same time, the acting director of the National Disaster Center, Lucete Lasso Mana, in a letter to the United Nations, said that more than 2000 people were buried alive in the landslide and it is quite devastating. Along with the buildings, the fields have also suffered a lot of damage. Due to which the situation has become unstable. He also said that the landslide is moving slowly, which can prove to be dangerous for the people.
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The acting director says that due to the landslide, the roads connecting many areas have also been broken. The roads have been completely damaged. Due to which the rescue workers are facing a lot of difficulties in reaching the affected area. Finding people after the landslide is a big challenge for the rescue workers. He said that estimates of the number of casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred. The director said that at present it is not clear how the officials counted the number of victims.
Australia on Monday prepared to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of a landslide in Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of villagers are feared to be buried under debris after overnight rains in the mountainous region of Papua New Guinea. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said his officials had been talking with their counterparts in Papua New Guinea since Friday.