31 May 2024

Papua New Guinea: humanitarian impact of landslide in Lagaip - Porgera district

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On 24 May 2024, at 03:00 local time, heavy rains contributed to a landslide in Lagaip-Porgera district, Enga province, with the most severe effects in and around Yambali Ward. Up to 8m of soil and rubble buried people, homes, infrastructure, and farmland and damaged the sole road leading to Yambali. 

Natural hazards