Papua New Guinea informed the UN that more than 2,000 people were buried in a massive landslide that swept over a remote village, according to a copy of the letter obtained by AFP news agency. “The landslide buried more than 2,000 people alive and caused major destruction,” the country’s national disaster centre told the UN office in the capital Port Moresby.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

OIC slams consecration of “Ram Temple” on demolished Babri Mosque

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday expressed grave concern over…

“War against ISIS is not over”: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the war against ISIS is…

Iran blames US, Israel for Hormuz tensions, calls for global condemnation of ‘military aggression’

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be considered in isolation…

‘Ethnic cleansing’ in the occupied West Bank: Former Israeli PM

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has told Al Jazeera that he is…