{"id":2253691,"date":"2024-05-27T10:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T14:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-dead-and-missing-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide-buries-more-than-2000\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T10:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T14:39:14","slug":"hundreds-dead-and-missing-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide-buries-more-than-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-dead-and-missing-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide-buries-more-than-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 2,000 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, hundreds declared dead and missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhundreds-dead-and-missing-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide-buries-more-than-2000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-10-missing-landslide-in-mexico-city\/\" title=\"1 Dead, 10 missing landslide in Mexico City\">massive landslide<\/a> in Papua New\u2062 Guinea has resulted \u200cin hundreds of \u2062deaths and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-u-s-federal-government-fuels-child-smuggling-and-trafficking\/\" title=\"How The U.S. Federal Government Fuels Child Smuggling And Trafficking\">missing individuals<\/a>. More\u2063 than 2,000 people were buried \u2062due to this natural disaster, which happened\u2064 on Friday. Government officials gave insight into the extent of the disaster on Sunday, however, the number of victims is expected to rise. In the \u200dcatastrophic landslide that hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, the death toll is feared to exceed 670 according to multiple sources, including\u200d NBC News and the International Organization for Migration. This figure is expected to rise as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-surveys-hurricane-idalia-damage-in-florida-says-more-fema-funding-needed\/\" title=\"Biden assesses Florida's Hurricane Idalia destruction, calls for increased FEMA funding.\">relief efforts continue<\/a>. More than 2,000 people were initially reported \u200cto be buried, with over 4,000 likely affected overall as per Reuters. Despite the dangerous conditions, including unstable terrain\u2062 and prevalent tribal warfare, emergency responders have been working\u2062 tirelessly to \u200dmove\u200b survivors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monster-monsoon-flooding-kills-over-a-thousand-in-pakistan-officials\/\" title=\"\u2018Monster Monsoon,\u2019 Flooding Kills Over A Thousand In Pakistan: Officials\">safer ground<\/a>. Proactive measures\u2063 are also being taken by\u200c humanitarian groups to address the impact of\u2064 this disaster on the local \u2062communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Hundreds of people are dead and unaccounted for after a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"landslide\">landslide<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Papua New Guinea\">Papua New Guinea<\/a> buried more than 2,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The landslide occurred on Friday, but government officials visited the site of the disaster on Sunday and said that the death toll was estimated to be 670, a number that is expected to grow as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rescue teams\">rescue teams<\/a> claw through the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>The landslide struck at 3 a.m., when most residents were asleep, further compounding the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the United Nations, Lusete Laso Mana, an official in the national disaster center, said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-eight-climbers-killed-in-iran-more-missing-after-heavy-snowfall\/\" title=\"At least eight climbers killed in Iran, more missing after heavy snowfall\">rescue efforts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/27\/world\/australia\/papua-new-guinea-landslide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have been<\/a> challenging given that the ground remains unstable, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. Mana said that there is an \u201congoing danger to both the rescue teams and survivors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe landslide buried more than 2,000 people alive and caused major destruction to buildings, food gardens and caused major impact on the economic lifeline of the country,\u201d Mana wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those who were trapped in the rubble, the U.N. estimated that 250 more homes have been abandoned due to fears of further slippage and the landslide has displaced around 1,250 residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis situation necessitates immediate action and international support to mitigate further losses and provide essential aid to those affected,\u201d said Anne Mandal, a spokeswoman for the U.N.\u2019s International Organization for Migration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House also sent its condolences to those affected by the landslide. In a statement, President Joe Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden were \u201cheartbroken\u201d by the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur prayers are with all the families impacted by this tragedy and all the first responders who are putting themselves in harm\u2019s way to help their fellow citizens,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A colossal landslide in Papua New Guinea has led to an estimated death toll of 670, a figure projected to rise. Occurring on Friday, the catastrophe buried over 2000 people with hundreds still missing. Government officials inspected the site on Sunday, revealing the grim statistics. Tragedy continues to unfold as search efforts persist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2253692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/landslide-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/landslide-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}