Landslide in Papua New Guinea
A devastating landslide happened in Papua New Guinea's mountainous Enga region on May 24. The disaster hit the village of Kaokalam in Enga Province, about 600 kilometers (372 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at about 3 a.m. local time.
More than 100 people are feared dead and as many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried after the landslide flattened homes and buried people alive while they were sleeping.
Rescue teams have been slow to reach the site because of the treacherous terrain and tribal unrest forcing the military to escort convoys of relief teams. The remoteness of the affected village, home to nearly 4,000, is also a factor that is hindering search and rescue efforts.
Related Resources:
- Type of event
- Landslide
- Location of event
- Papua New Guinea
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2024-05-30
- Time of Charter Activation
- 01:16
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+12:00
- Charter Requestor
- NEMA on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ)
- Activation ID
- 885
- Project Management
- Kate Burns (NEMA)
- Value Adding
- Zachary Foltz (ACRI-ST),
- Alessandro Novellino (British Geological Survey),
- SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service (SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service),
- Ian Hamling (GNS Science),
- Salman Ashraf (GNS Science)
