Papua New Guinea informed the U.N. that more than 2,000 people were buried in last week's massive landslide, according to a letter seen by numerous news agencies.
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Heavy rain fell for two hours overnight in the provincial capital of Wabag, 60 kilometers (35 miles) from the devastated village. A weather report was not immediately available from Yambali, where communications are limited
The National Disaster Centre raised the number suspected buried to 2,000 in a letter to the UN released on Monday. A separate U.N. agency put the possible death toll much lower at 670 people.
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