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Thousands of villagers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) may be evacuated over fears that a second landslide could take place following Friday’s deadly disaster in the Enga province. Serhan Aktoprak ...
People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. [AFP] A massive landslide struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands ...
The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the ...
A “tsunami threat” was issued for some parts of the coast of Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said waves of 3 to 10 feet above normal tidal levels were possible near the quake ...
Scientists found a 4-foot-long predator “enveloping” prey on an island of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by The Islanders ...
In Papua New Guinea, tragedy struck as a woman mourned the loss of 18 of her family members in a devastating landslide. The country's national disaster centre reported that over 2,000 individuals ...
On Sudest Island in southern Papua New Guinea, a creature covered in ticks moved across the rainforest floor. Its slithering body, more than a foot long, was snatched up by a research assistant in ...
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits atop the seismic ... they can trigger destructive landslides.
One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.