Landslides kill hundreds of people in Papua New Guinea
Hundreds of people have reportedly died due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that continue to fall in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Anadolu news agency has quoted the Member of Parliament from the northern region of Enga, Aimos Akem as saying that the number of people who lost their lives due to natural disasters has increased to over 300 people.
He has said that more than 1,180 houses have been washed away and completely destroyed by the landslides that occurred yesterday Friday in the northern area of Maip-Mulitaka.
The political leader has said that landslides have killed hundreds of people in six villages in the Maip-Mulitaka area, and that the village of Yambili, about 600 kilometers northwest of the capital city of Port Moresby, has been completely destroyed by the disaster.
More information says that the landslides have also blocked the important road leading to the town of Porgera, which has gold mines.
The rescue efforts continue led by the army of Papua New Guinea, while various countries began to send humanitarian aid to the small country located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean.
