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Papua New Guinea:Landslide:2002/04/03

Duration	2002/04/03	A landslide in Papua New Genia has killed eight villagers and 22 are missing.
Country or District	Papua New Guinea
Name	Landslide

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/04/10
Dead: 36 Injured: 11 (two of them seriously)	completely burying 12 houses	two coffee plantation hamlets were struck.

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/04/10 It is known to have killed 36 people, 11 people were injured, 2 of them seriously. OCHA Situation Report 2002/04/04 Papua New Guinea fears 36 dead in landslide Reuters News　2002/04/04 Papua New Guinea fears 36 dead in landslide BBC News 2002/04/03 At least eight people are killed and 22 others are missing in northern Papua New Guinea. CNN News 2002/04/03 Eight killed in PNG landslide, 22 missing

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center National Disaster Management Office, Department of Provincial & Local Level Government, PNG REPORT OF A LANDSLIDE IN MOROBE PROVINCE - PNG

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