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Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead

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People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. [AFP]

A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, with many homes buried and scores of villagers feared dead.

The disaster hit an isolated part of Enga province at around 3:00 am local time, according to government officials, when many villagers were at home asleep.

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