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Locals dig during search and rescue efforts at the site of a landslide at Yambali village in the region of Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 30, 2024. [AFP]
The bodies of hundreds of villagers feared buried in Papua New Guinea landslide will not be recovered, the military said Wednesday, describing recovery operations as "too dangerous".
"All efforts to recover bodies have been called off because of the danger", Major Joe Aku told AFP, citing the risk of further landslides.
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