Papua New Guinea Landslide Kills 21 - The State Signal

Papua New Guinea Landslide Kills 21

ByThe State Signal Newsdesk

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – At least 21 people were killed and many others feared trapped after a landslide hit a Papua New Guinea village in Enga province, according to local reports on Friday.

The landslide hit the small village of Kukas in Minamb Valley in Wapenmanda District overnight, according to the National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea.

Lasro Mola Panga, chairman of the Minamb Valley Peace and Security Foundation, said local villagers have launched an emergency rescue operation, and so far, 20 bodies have been recovered from the site, while the search continues for survivors.

“We currently don’t know the total number of people killed in this landslide, and the figure may still go up after we do a head count of everyone,” he said.

In May 2024, at least 670 people were killed in a major landslide in the Mulitaka area of Enga province.

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