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June 3, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea Little Ima met Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape last Friday during the “haus krai” in Mulitaka, Enga, after the landslide disaster more than a week ago. His meeting happened when Marape beckoned him to get water from him. The action of the Prime Minister only ... <a title="Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/03/little-ima-puts-a-question-to-pm-marape-for-mulitaka-survivors/" aria-label="Read more about Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2024
RNZ Pacific Close to 8000 people have been told to be on standby for evacuation from a landslide-prone area in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Enga provincial disaster committee chairperson and provincial administrator Sandis Tsaka told RNZ Pacific some were already being evacuated, but that number was not clear. As many people as possible ... <a title="PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/28/png-landslide-thousands-on-standby-for-evacuation-amid-fears-of-new-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new crisis">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
More than 2000 people were buried alive in the huge landslide which hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, the National Disaster Centre has now confirmed. An entire community living at the foot of a mountain in the remote Enga Province were buried in their sleep about 3am. Earlier reports suggested 670 people died and 150 ... <a title="PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-buried-more-than-2000-people-alive-rescue-teams-navigate-unstable-terrain-infighting/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate unstable terrain, infighting">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Amidst the despair of the Kaolokam landslide disaster in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea, there was a tiny glimmer of hope as villagers pulled out a husband and wife who had been trapped under the rubble. Johnson and Jaqueline Yandam’s home missed the brunt of the ... <a title="PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2024
RNZ Pacific The survivors of a massive landslide in a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s highlands are still waiting for official help, more than 24 hours after the disaster. Hundreds are feared dead in Yambali village in Enga province after the landslide bulldozed homes and buried families alive early Friday morning. Mick Michael, who ... <a title="PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/png-landslide-survivors-of-highlands-disaster-desperately-seeking-help/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Scores of people have died in a huge landslide which has struck a remote village in the Papua New Guinean highlands. The landslide reportedly hit Yambali village in Enga Province, about 600 km north-west of Port Moresby. The landslip has buried homes and food gardens, leaving what locals ... <a title="Hundreds feared dead after huge landslide in Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/hundreds-feared-dead-after-huge-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds feared dead after huge landslide in Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
