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The landslide occurred at approximately 03:00 [[Time in Papua New Guinea|PGT]] on 24 May 2024 (17:00 UTC on 23 May),<ref name="SKYNEWS">{{Cite news |title=Papua New Guinea: More than 670 have died, new local estimates say |url=https://news.sky.com/story/papua-new-guinea-more-than-4-000-people-impacted-by-landslide-13143217 |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |publisher=[[Sky News]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526044232/https://news.sky.com/story/papua-new-guinea-more-than-4-000-people-impacted-by-landslide-13143217 |url-status=live }}</ref> after a large amount of debris was dislodged from the [[limestone]] slopes of Mount Mungalo.<ref name="apleg"/><ref name="LeMonde" /> It destroyed six villages in [[Maip Muritaka Rural LLG]].<ref name="LeMonde" /> In Kaokalam village alone, dozens of houses were destroyed and an estimated 500 people were buried.<ref name="APR">{{Cite news|date=27 May 2024|title=PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead|url=https://asiapacificreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/|access-date=27 May 2024|website=asiapacificreport.nz|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527171355/https://asiapacificreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/|url-status=live}}</ref> It blocked a highway near the [[Porgera Gold Mine]], and destroyed {{Convert|150|m}} of the main highway leading into Kaokalam, causing concerns over the supply of fuel and goods.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hundreds Feared Dead After Landslide Hits Remote Papua New Guinea Village |url=https://www.citizen.digital/news/hundreds-feared-dead-after-landslide-hits-remote-papua-new-guinea-village-n342741 |date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Citizen TV]] |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524103204/https://www.citizen.digital/news/hundreds-feared-dead-after-landslide-hits-remote-papua-new-guinea-village-n342741 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 100 people feared dead in remote region |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/world/papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524104234/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/world/papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=More than 100 feared dead in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-landslide-papua-new-guinea-scores-dead/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524125721/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-landslide-papua-new-guinea-scores-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The mine's management said that its regular operations were unaffected and that fuel at the site was enough to sustain the facility for 40 days.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hopes fade of finding survivors in Papua New Guinea landslide as UN calls emergency meeting |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/hopes-fading-for-finding-survivors-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide/103899942 |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601132828/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/hopes-fading-for-finding-survivors-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide/103899942 |url-status=live }}</ref> A road construction crew working on the highway was also buried in the landslide.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Entire village buried alive in landslide |url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/entire-village-buried-alive-in-landslide/ |date=27 May 2024 |access-date=27 May 2024 |publisher=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]] |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527171355/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/entire-village-buried-alive-in-landslide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
The landslide occurred at approximately 03:00 [[Time in Papua New Guinea|PGT]] on 24 May 2024 (17:00 UTC on 23 May),<ref name="SKYNEWS">{{Cite news |title=Papua New Guinea: More than 670 have died, new local estimates say |url=https://news.sky.com/story/papua-new-guinea-more-than-4-000-people-impacted-by-landslide-13143217 |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024 |publisher=[[Sky News]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526044232/https://news.sky.com/story/papua-new-guinea-more-than-4-000-people-impacted-by-landslide-13143217 |url-status=live }}</ref> after a large amount of debris was dislodged from the [[limestone]] slopes of Mount Mungalo.<ref name="apleg"/><ref name="LeMonde" /> It destroyed six villages in [[Maip Muritaka Rural LLG]].<ref name="LeMonde" /> In Kaokalam village alone, dozens of houses were destroyed and an estimated 500 people were buried.<ref name="APR">{{Cite news|date=27 May 2024|title=PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead|url=https://asiapacificreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/|access-date=27 May 2024|website=asiapacificreport.nz|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527171355/https://asiapacificreport.nz/2024/05/27/png-landslide-couple-pulled-alive-from-rubble-as-690-feared-dead/|url-status=live}}</ref> It blocked a highway near the [[Porgera Gold Mine]], and destroyed {{Convert|150|m}} of the main highway leading into Kaokalam, causing concerns over the supply of fuel and goods.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hundreds Feared Dead After Landslide Hits Remote Papua New Guinea Village |url=https://www.citizen.digital/news/hundreds-feared-dead-after-landslide-hits-remote-papua-new-guinea-village-n342741 |date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Citizen TV]] |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524103204/https://www.citizen.digital/news/hundreds-feared-dead-after-landslide-hits-remote-papua-new-guinea-village-n342741 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 100 people feared dead in remote region |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/world/papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524104234/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/world/papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=More than 100 feared dead in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-landslide-papua-new-guinea-scores-dead/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524125721/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-landslide-papua-new-guinea-scores-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The mine's management said that its regular operations were unaffected and that fuel at the site was enough to sustain the facility for 40 days.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hopes fade of finding survivors in Papua New Guinea landslide as UN calls emergency meeting |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/hopes-fading-for-finding-survivors-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide/103899942 |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601132828/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/hopes-fading-for-finding-survivors-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide/103899942 |url-status=live }}</ref> A road construction crew working on the highway was also buried in the landslide.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Entire village buried alive in landslide |url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/entire-village-buried-alive-in-landslide/ |date=27 May 2024 |access-date=27 May 2024 |publisher=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]] |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527171355/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/entire-village-buried-alive-in-landslide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Approximately 2,000 people were buried in Tulipana village.<ref name="PC1">{{Cite news|title=Mulitaka landslide: Total number of people missing yet to be confirmed|url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mulitaka-landslide-total-number-of-people-missing-yet-to-be-confirmed/|date=26 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|publisher=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]]|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526145100/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mulitaka-landslide-total-number-of-people-missing-yet-to-be-confirmed/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Highlands Highway]] connecting the area to [[Port Moresby]], the capital, was also blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: Race to rescue villagers trapped |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c877jnjn4m5o |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527172103/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c877jnjn4m5o |url-status=live }}</ref> Gardens which provided food for the village and its three water streams were buried and destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: rescue convoy heads to remote village as scores feared buried |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-rescue-convoy-heads-to-remote-village-as-scores-feared-buried |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526145100/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-rescue-convoy-heads-to-remote-village-as-scores-feared-buried |url-status=live}}</ref> An official of the [[International Organization for Migration]] estimated that the area covered by the landslide was the equivalent of between "three and four football fields<!-- American football or American soccer? -->".<ref name="APNews" /> Later estimates put the area covered by the landslide at {{Convert|90,000|sqm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=UN warns of disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240530-un-warns-of-disease-risk-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en }}</ref> The debris was estimated to be {{Convert|6|m}} to {{Convert|8|m}} deep.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stambaugh |first=Alex |date=2024-05-25 |title=Three bodies recovered after Papua New Guinea landslide, 'significant' death toll expected |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/world/bodies-recovered-papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525110128/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/world/bodies-recovered-papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Approximately 2,000 people were buried in Tulipana village.<ref name="PC1">{{Cite news|title=Mulitaka landslide: Total number of people missing yet to be confirmed|url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mulitaka-landslide-total-number-of-people-missing-yet-to-be-confirmed/|date=26 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|publisher=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]]|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526145100/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mulitaka-landslide-total-number-of-people-missing-yet-to-be-confirmed/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Highlands Highway]] connecting the area to [[Port Moresby]], the capital, was also blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: Race to rescue villagers trapped |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c877jnjn4m5o |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527172103/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c877jnjn4m5o |url-status=live }}</ref> Gardens which provided food for the village and its three water streams were buried and destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea landslide: rescue convoy heads to remote village as scores feared buried |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-rescue-convoy-heads-to-remote-village-as-scores-feared-buried |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526145100/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-rescue-convoy-heads-to-remote-village-as-scores-feared-buried |url-status=live}}</ref> An official of the [[International Organization for Migration]] estimated that the area covered by the landslide was the equivalent of between "three and four football fields<!-- American football or American soccer? -->".<ref name="APNews" /> Later estimates put the area covered by the landslide at {{Convert|600|m}} long and {{Convert|90,000|sqm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=UN warns of disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240530-un-warns-of-disease-risk-after-papua-new-guinea-landslide |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en }}</ref> The debris was estimated to be {{Convert|6|m}} to {{Convert|8|m}} deep.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stambaugh |first=Alex |date=2024-05-25 |title=Three bodies recovered after Papua New Guinea landslide, 'significant' death toll expected |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/world/bodies-recovered-papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525110128/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/world/bodies-recovered-papua-new-guinea-landslide-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Conflicting estimates of casualties emerged following the disaster, which was attributed to the lack of updated population statistics since the last national [[census]] in 2000<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=More than 2,000 people buried in Papua New Guinea landslide |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240527-more-than-2-000-people-buried-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=[[France 24]] }}</ref> and the fact that the affected area also hosted pubs catering to miners from other villages<ref name="abc160"/> as well as people displaced by intertribal fighting.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade landslide |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/papua-new-guinea-evacuating-landslide-villages-as-hopes-for-survivors-fade |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530024754/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/papua-new-guinea-evacuating-landslide-villages-as-hopes-for-survivors-fade |url-status=live }}</ref> On 27 May, it was estimated that 2,000 people may have died by the landslide in [[Yambali]] village alone.<ref name="TSJ">{{cite news|title=Death toll in Papua New Guinea climbs to 2,000|url=https://thestreetjournal.org/death-toll-in-papua-new-guinea-climbs-to-2000/|newspaper=The Street Journal|date=27 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> These numbers were not confirmed by government officials.<ref name="APNews">{{Cite news |last=McGuirk |first=Rod |date=24 May 2024 |title=More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Australian media report |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-86fcf41e600122fd54ddcfb56bcab403 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524045010/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-86fcf41e600122fd54ddcfb56bcab403 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On 29 May, councillor and chair of the Mulitaka Disaster Committee Jaman Yandam said that more than 160 people had died, citing village leaders who had conducted a head count.<ref name="abc160">{{cite news |date=29 May 2024 |title=Uncertainty surrounds PNG landslide death toll as relief supplies begin arriving at disaster zone |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/uncertainty-surrounds-png-landslide-death-toll/103906298 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529182349/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/uncertainty-surrounds-png-landslide-death-toll/103906298 |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 4,000 people were directly affected.<ref name="abc6">{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=Situation in Papua New Guinea 'catastrophic' following landslide, with 4,000 in need of aid |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-4000-people-need-food-water/103893750 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525104905/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-4000-people-need-food-water/103893750 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim were recovered.<ref name="apleg">{{cite news |last1=McGuirk |first1=Rod |date=26 May 2024 |title=Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-yambali-enga-642d9e8e0c913efa25ed2d67df318393 |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526050843/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-yambali-enga-642d9e8e0c913efa25ed2d67df318393 |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 17 people were injured<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGuirk |first1=Rod |date=30 May 2024 |title=Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-7a25acb4fba78af6d95702e24d91e2e5 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530094300/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-7a25acb4fba78af6d95702e24d91e2e5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and four others were rescued, while 1,182 homes were reported to have been destroyed or buried.<ref name="rnz">{{Cite news |date=24 May 2024 |title=Hundreds feared dead after huge landslide in Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/517753/hundreds-feared-dead-after-huge-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525093308/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/517753/hundreds-feared-dead-after-huge-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea |archive-date=25 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=More than 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/more-than-300-buried-papua-new-guinea-landslide-local-media-says-2024-05-25/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> More than 5,000 pigs, 100 stores, and five vehicles were also believed to have been buried,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=Akem calls for help after landslide buried a whole village in Enga Province |url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/akem-calls-for-help-after-landslide-buried-a-whole-village-in-enga-province/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]] |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524233245/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/akem-calls-for-help-after-landslide-buried-a-whole-village-in-enga-province/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as two health centres.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faa |first1=Marian |date=26 May 2024 |title=More than 670 people now feared dead following landslide in Papua New Guinea's highlands |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/un-confirms-over-670-dead-in-png-landslide/103895274 |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165336/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/un-confirms-over-670-dead-in-png-landslide/103895274 |url-status=live }}</ref> An additional 250 homes were condemned due to unstable ground conditions, displacing about 1,250 people.<ref name="apleg"/> |
Conflicting estimates of casualties emerged following the disaster, which was attributed to the lack of updated population statistics since the last national [[census]] in 2000<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=More than 2,000 people buried in Papua New Guinea landslide |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240527-more-than-2-000-people-buried-in-papua-new-guinea-landslide |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=[[France 24]] }}</ref> and the fact that the affected area also hosted pubs catering to miners from other villages<ref name="abc160"/> as well as people displaced by intertribal fighting.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade landslide |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/papua-new-guinea-evacuating-landslide-villages-as-hopes-for-survivors-fade |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530024754/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/papua-new-guinea-evacuating-landslide-villages-as-hopes-for-survivors-fade |url-status=live }}</ref> On 27 May, it was estimated that 2,000 people may have died by the landslide in [[Yambali]] village alone.<ref name="TSJ">{{cite news|title=Death toll in Papua New Guinea climbs to 2,000|url=https://thestreetjournal.org/death-toll-in-papua-new-guinea-climbs-to-2000/|newspaper=The Street Journal|date=27 May 2024|access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> These numbers were not confirmed by government officials.<ref name="APNews">{{Cite news |last=McGuirk |first=Rod |date=24 May 2024 |title=More than 100 people believed killed by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, Australian media report |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-86fcf41e600122fd54ddcfb56bcab403 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524045010/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-86fcf41e600122fd54ddcfb56bcab403 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On 29 May, councillor and chair of the Mulitaka Disaster Committee Jaman Yandam said that more than 160 people had died, citing village leaders who had conducted a head count.<ref name="abc160">{{cite news |date=29 May 2024 |title=Uncertainty surrounds PNG landslide death toll as relief supplies begin arriving at disaster zone |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/uncertainty-surrounds-png-landslide-death-toll/103906298 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529182349/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/uncertainty-surrounds-png-landslide-death-toll/103906298 |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 4,000 people were directly affected.<ref name="abc6">{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=Situation in Papua New Guinea 'catastrophic' following landslide, with 4,000 in need of aid |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-4000-people-need-food-water/103893750 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525104905/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/papua-new-guinea-landslide-4000-people-need-food-water/103893750 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim were recovered.<ref name="apleg">{{cite news |last1=McGuirk |first1=Rod |date=26 May 2024 |title=Over 670 people died in a massive Papua New Guinea landslide, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-yambali-enga-642d9e8e0c913efa25ed2d67df318393 |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526050843/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-yambali-enga-642d9e8e0c913efa25ed2d67df318393 |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 17 people were injured<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGuirk |first1=Rod |date=30 May 2024 |title=Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried |url=https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-7a25acb4fba78af6d95702e24d91e2e5 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530094300/https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-landslide-7a25acb4fba78af6d95702e24d91e2e5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and four others were rescued, while 1,182 homes were reported to have been destroyed or buried.<ref name="rnz">{{Cite news |date=24 May 2024 |title=Hundreds feared dead after huge landslide in Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/517753/hundreds-feared-dead-after-huge-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525093308/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/517753/hundreds-feared-dead-after-huge-landslide-in-papua-new-guinea |archive-date=25 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=More than 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/more-than-300-buried-papua-new-guinea-landslide-local-media-says-2024-05-25/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> More than 5,000 pigs, 100 stores, and five vehicles were also believed to have been buried,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=Akem calls for help after landslide buried a whole village in Enga Province |url=https://www.postcourier.com.pg/akem-calls-for-help-after-landslide-buried-a-whole-village-in-enga-province/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]] |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524233245/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/akem-calls-for-help-after-landslide-buried-a-whole-village-in-enga-province/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as two health centres.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faa |first1=Marian |date=26 May 2024 |title=More than 670 people now feared dead following landslide in Papua New Guinea's highlands |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/un-confirms-over-670-dead-in-png-landslide/103895274 |access-date=26 May 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165336/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/un-confirms-over-670-dead-in-png-landslide/103895274 |url-status=live }}</ref> An additional 250 homes were condemned due to unstable ground conditions, displacing about 1,250 people.<ref name="apleg"/> |
Revision as of 04:29, 2 June 2024
Date | 24 May 2024 |
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Time | c. 03:00 PGT (UTC+10:00) |
Location | Maip Muritaka Rural LLG, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates | 5°22′26″S 143°23′19″E / 5.37389°S 143.38861°E[citation needed] |
Cause | Gold mining and/or heavy rains (suspected)[1][2] |
Deaths | 11 (confirmed) 160–2,000 (estimated) |
Non-fatal injuries | 17 |
Missing | 2,500+[3][4] |
On 24 May 2024, a landslide occurred in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea. Estimates of the number of deaths have ranged from 160 to 2,000.[5] A week later, eleven bodies had been recovered,[4][6] but many more people are missing, including about 2,500 in the villages of Kaokalam and Tulipana alone.
Background
Papua New Guinea has regularly experienced fatal landslides contributed to by its mountainous terrain, weather, climate, poverty, poor land use practices, and government mismanagement. In 2024, the country saw intense rainfall and flooding.[2] In April 2024, 14 people died in a landslide, while 21 died in a landslide one month earlier.[7]
Cause
On 18 May, a Mw 4.5 earthquake occurred 105 km (65 mi) west of where the landslide happened. It struck 126.2 km (78.4 mi) below the surface,[8] and has been suggested to be a possible cause of the landslide.[1] The Red Cross said that there was no indication that the earthquake caused it, instead attributing it to either gold mining or heavy rain.[2]
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has blamed climate change for the disaster.[9]
Impact
The landslide occurred at approximately 03:00 PGT on 24 May 2024 (17:00 UTC on 23 May),[10] after a large amount of debris was dislodged from the limestone slopes of Mount Mungalo.[11][2] It destroyed six villages in Maip Muritaka Rural LLG.[2] In Kaokalam village alone, dozens of houses were destroyed and an estimated 500 people were buried.[4] It blocked a highway near the Porgera Gold Mine, and destroyed 150 metres (490 ft) of the main highway leading into Kaokalam, causing concerns over the supply of fuel and goods.[12][1][13] The mine's management said that its regular operations were unaffected and that fuel at the site was enough to sustain the facility for 40 days.[14] A road construction crew working on the highway was also buried in the landslide.[15]
Approximately 2,000 people were buried in Tulipana village.[3] The Highlands Highway connecting the area to Port Moresby, the capital, was also blocked.[16] Gardens which provided food for the village and its three water streams were buried and destroyed.[17] An official of the International Organization for Migration estimated that the area covered by the landslide was the equivalent of between "three and four football fields".[18] Later estimates put the area covered by the landslide at 600 metres (2,000 ft) long and 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft).[19] The debris was estimated to be 6 metres (20 ft) to 8 metres (26 ft) deep.[20]
Conflicting estimates of casualties emerged following the disaster, which was attributed to the lack of updated population statistics since the last national census in 2000[21] and the fact that the affected area also hosted pubs catering to miners from other villages[22] as well as people displaced by intertribal fighting.[23] On 27 May, it was estimated that 2,000 people may have died by the landslide in Yambali village alone.[24] These numbers were not confirmed by government officials.[18] On 29 May, councillor and chair of the Mulitaka Disaster Committee Jaman Yandam said that more than 160 people had died, citing village leaders who had conducted a head count.[22] Over 4,000 people were directly affected.[25] Five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim were recovered.[11] At least 17 people were injured[26] and four others were rescued, while 1,182 homes were reported to have been destroyed or buried.[27][28] More than 5,000 pigs, 100 stores, and five vehicles were also believed to have been buried,[29] as well as two health centres.[30] An additional 250 homes were condemned due to unstable ground conditions, displacing about 1,250 people.[11]
Aftermath
My wife and I were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the devastating landslide in Enga, and the tragic loss of so many lives, homes and food gardens. [...] I have faith that your communities will come together to support the survivors and the recovery in these heartbreaking circumstances.[31]
Prime Minister James Marape announced that the Papua New Guinea Defence Force was sent to the scene to conduct relief work, recover bodies, and rebuild destroyed infrastructure. Police, medics, engineers, and United Nations personnel were also dispatched, while some locals acted as first responders.[32] By dusk, rescuers at the scene utilized a mechanical digger and tools in an attempt to locate survivors.[33] The Papua New Guinea government formally requested aid from the United Nations and other countries on 26 May.[34] A state of emergency was declared in the affected region,[35] with authorities saying that nearly 7,900 people living near the disaster site were at risk from further landslides.[36] Condolences were sent by Governor-General Bob Dadae and King Charles III.[37][38]
International humanitarian agency CARE and the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society said that they were assessing the situation.[39][40][41] CARE later said around 4,000 people were in need of humanitarian aid following the disaster, including individuals displaced during intertribal clashes in February 2024.[25] Australia, France, India and the United States said they were prepared to assist in humanitarian efforts,[18][42][43][44] with Australia subsequently providing AU$2.5 million ($1.7 million) and a disaster response team.[34] The Australian Defence Force and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services were also deployed to assist in relief efforts.[45][46] The Indian government announced relief assistance of US$1 million on 28 May, reaffirming the two countries' ties under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).[47][48] The European Union released 150,000 euros in aid,[49] while USAID provided.[50] On 28 May, the New Zealand Government pledged NZ$1.5 million in relief support[51] and announced plans to deploy a New Zealand Defence Force C-130 aircraft carrying relief supplies and technical expertise.[52]
Rescue work was hampered by large rocks and fallen trees,[53] with the Red Cross estimating that it would take up to two days for humanitarian assistance to arrive.[2] Police Commander Martin Kelei reported that recovery efforts further were complicated by the potential danger of additional landslides caused by removing debris, while Coordinator for CARE Australia Justine McMahon stated that instability and shifting of the disaster site and forecasts of future rain could lead to further landslides threatening rescuers and aid staff.[54] UN migration agency of Papua New Guinea Serhan Aktoprak reported that the landslide engulfed and blocked three streams located near the villages affected, soaking the ground even more and increasing the risk of future landslides in the recovery area.[55] According to ABC News, only helicopters could access Kaokalam.[56] Clearing of the blocked highway was also delayed due to opposition from some of the relatives of the victims, who called for the site to be preserved in situ as a memorial.[57]
Humanitarian convoys were deployed by road from the provincial capital Wabag toward the disaster zone beginning on 25 May and were escorted by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force to protect the convoys as they passed through Tambitanis, where intertribal clashes resulted in 8 deaths and the burning of 35 homes and businesses. Defense Minister Billy Joseph and PNG National Disaster Centre director Laso Mana visited Wabag on 26 May to assess recovery efforts.[11] The Porgera mine also pledged to provide mechanical diggers to help in rescue and road-clearing operations.[58] The National Disaster Centre released K500,000 in aid to the Enga provincial government.[59] Heavy equipment arrived at the site on 26 May,[60] with more expected to be delivered by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force from Lae as early as 28 May.[61] Aid groups expressed concerns over the landslide's effects on youth, who make up 40% of the affected population. At least nine children were orphaned by the landslide.[62] Authorities also announced plans to quarantine the disaster zone to prevent the spread of disease.[63]
A minute of silence was held at the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea to commemorate the victims.[22] During a parliamentary session on 30 May 2024, Speaker Job Pomat reprimanded MPs for a muted response to the disaster, which occurred amid plans to file a no-confidence motion against Marape.[64] On 31 May, Marape visited the site of the landslide[65] and pledged K20 million towards reconstruction efforts.[66]
See also
- 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington
- 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
- Kaiapit landslide (Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, 1988)
- List of landslides
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External links
- "Eyewitness video captures landslide 'catastrophe' in Papua New Guinea"—Video of the aftermath of the landslide published by NBC News
- "Hundreds feared dead after landslide strikes Papua New Guinea village"—Photos of the aftermath published by the Hindustan Times