Over 300 buried as landslide hits Papua New Guinea

A devastating landslide in northern Papua New Guinea has buried more than 300 people and over 1,100 houses, local media reported on Saturday. The disaster occurred in Kaokalam village, Enga Province, at around 3 am on Friday, about 600 km northwest of the capital, Port Moresby. Member of Parliament Aimos Akem confirmed that 1,182 houses were buried in the landslide.