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The U.N. International Organization for Migration has officials at the scene in Enga province helping shelter 1,600 displaced people.

Thousands more are being told to prepare to evacuate, officials said.

Relocating survivors to safer ground has been a priority for days and evacuation centers have been established on either side of the debris heap, which is up to 8 meters (26 feet) high and sprawling over an area the U.N. says is equivalent to three or four football fields.

A collapsed mountainside left a debris field 20-26 feet deep, covering 77 square miles

SYDNEY: More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the...

More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found.

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.

More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found. The National Disaster Centre raised the number…

More than 2,000 people could be buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found.

A disastrous landslide in Papua New Guinea has buried over 2,000 people, with the current death toll estimate varying due to remote terrain and sparse population data. Rescue efforts face numerous challenges including treacherous conditions and tribal conflicts. Aid and machinery are slow to arrive, and hopes of finding survivors are dwindling.