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Papua New Guinea : Landslide : 2006/01/20
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Duration 2006/01/20
Country
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District
Papua New Guinea
Name Landslide
Outline A landslide in a remote village in Papua New Guinea has killed up to 13 people, local media and the South Pacific island nation's National Disaster Centre said on Tuesday.

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Report/Articles
  • CNN 2006/01/23
    A landslide that sent mud and boulders smashing through a remote village in Papua New Guinea killed eight people and left five more missing and feared dead, an emergency service official said Tuesday.
  • Reuters AlertNet 2006/01/24
    Eric Ani, director of the centre, said the landslide occurred on Friday at Bapa about 270km (170 miles) northwest of the capital Port Moresby after days of torrential rain.