Sydney: A terrible case has come out from Australia’s Papua New Guinea yesterday. It has been learned that more than 100 people died due to a landslide in Kaokalam village of Papua New Guinea yesterday.
Apart from this, many houses have also collapsed due to this accident. Now according to the latest media reports, more than 300 people and more than 1100 houses are buried under the debris. Let us tell you that this incident happened at 3 am yesterday, when the entire village was in deep sleep.
At the same time, the Papua New Guinea Post Courier quoted the country’s Member of Parliament Amos Akem as saying that more than 300 people and 1,182 people were buried under the debris due to the landslide.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, four bodies have also been removed from the area with the help of emergency teams. The highway is blocked due to landslides, so helicopters are the only means of transportation.
The villagers are frantically searching for survivors. Villagers can be seen climbing rocks, uprooted trees and mud mounds.
Prime Minister James Marape has also expressed his views on this incident. He said that disaster officials and defense forces have started efforts to provide assistance to rural residents.