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Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says

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An injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, May 24, 2024. [AP Photo]

Papua New Guinea's massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid lowered hopes of finding survivors.

The National Disaster Centre gave the new number in a letter to the U.N. released on Monday but dated Sunday. A separate U.N. agency put the possible death toll at more than 670 people.

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