Papua New Guinea Landslide: Search For Missing Continues After Hundreds Buried Alive | ABP News

 Hundreds remain missing in Papua New Guinea after a catastrophic landslide struck the Pacific Island country last week. The acting director of the country's National Disaster Centre said in a letter that over 2,000 people were buried alive in the disaster that struck on Friday, a BBC report said. 

The Mount Mungalo landslide took place in the highlands of Enga, in the northern part of the island nation. Local officials and reporters attribute the mountain's collapse to weeks of heavy rain and other wet conditions in the area.

The mountainside collapse early Friday morning devastated a bustling village in Enga province, with damage stretching nearly a kilometre, according to observers. Approximately 3,800 residents lived in the area.