Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread of disease in Papua New Guinea

Villagers search through debris from a landslide in Yambali village in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, on Monday, May 27, 2024. Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene because of water streams trapped beneath tons of debris and decaying corpses seeping downhill.

The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare hands through muddy rubble is also concerning.

(Image credit: Juho Valta/UNDP Papua New Guinea)

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