'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site

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'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
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Seniors displaced after Yarmouth fire | SaltWire #fire #yarmouth #seniors #newsSYDNEY - Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a"mountain" of rubble buried them alive in a gigantic landslide, said a U.N. rescue worker at the disaster site and the country's prime minister.

Estimates of the death toll have varied vastly with the government saying more than 2,000 were buried alive, while the UN estimates about 670 are missing. Community leaders have put the figure at around 200. Only six bodies have been recovered. Satellite images and pictures from the UN team and local villagers give a sense of the scale of Friday's landslide.

There is at least six to eight metres of rubble covering the area, he said, adding the village lodge was partly visible because the landslide only covered a portion.Sadly, Bagossy conceded the chances of finding survivors was nearly zero.

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