Papua New Guinea: Landslide: 2024/05/24
GLIDE: LS-2024-000080-PNG
| Period | 2024/05/24 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Papua New Guinea |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN specialized agency, a massive landslide occurred in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early Friday, 24 May 2024, collapsing dozens of houses, burying many families alive, and killing an estimated 670 people. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
Related Links
Report/Articles
ECHO 2024/05/28
According to media, as of 27 May, at least 2,000 people are still buried under the debris and more than 7,900 people have been forced to leave the villages near the landslide.
The Associated Press (AP) 2024/5/26
The International Organization for Migration increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea on 24 May 2024 to more than 670 based on calculations by Yambali village and Enga provincial officials that more than 150 homes had been buried.
Reuters 2024/05/24
Hundreds feared dead after landslide hits remote Papua New Guinea village
Geographycal Data
UNOSAT 2024/05/30
Preliminary Satellite-Derived Landslide Impact Assessment: Lagaip/Pogera District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea - 29 May 2024
ECHO 2024/05/28
Papua New Guinea: Landslide - DG ECHO Daily Map, 28/05/2024
UNOSAT 2024/05/28
Papua New Guinea: Lagaip/Pogera District, Enga Province - Imagery Analysis: 27/05/2024 Published: 27/05/2024 V1