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.
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- 事件类型
- 山体滑坡
- 事件地点
- Papua New Guinea
- 启动宪章的日期
- 2024-05-30
- 宪章启动时间
- 01:16
- 宪章启动时区
- UTC+12:00
- 宪章要求者
- NEMA on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ)
- 启动ID
- 885
- 项目经理
- Kate Burns (NEMA)
- 增值产品
- 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)
