About 670 people are believed to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to a UN official.
Serhan Aktoprak, the head of the International Organization for Migration in Papua New Guinea, stated that the impact of Friday’s landslide in the remote Enga province was more severe than initially estimated.
“There are an estimated 150-plus houses now buried,” Mr Aktoprak said.
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The affected areas are in the highlands of Enga, in the north of the island nation in the south-west Pacific.
Mr Aktoprak said rescuers were at risk because “the land still sliding”.
“The water is running and this is creating a massive risk for everyone involved,” he said.