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The number of people feared dead from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea has soared to more...

More than 2,000 people are feared to be buried alive, though the exact toll has been hard to establish.

SYDNEY--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.

Treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid lowered hopes of finding survivors, authorities say

The Nation Newspaper Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, says govt

A massive landslide in Papua New Guinea has buried over 2,000 people, according to the government. Treacherous terrain and ongoing tribal warfare are hampering aid efforts. Many victims remain unaccounted for, with residents desperately searching for loved ones. Initial aid and heavy equipment have been slow to arrive.

Initial reports put the estimated number of casualties at more than 670, but updated figures released by the National Disaster Centre raised the shocking toll to more than 2,000

A treacherous landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea has resulted in thousands of people buried under debris two storeys high. Rescue teams could not reach the place of the disaster because of the treacherous terrain, and hopes were fading of rescuing those trapped under the debris.

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.

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.