Emergency convoy reaches survivors of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea
![An injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, May 24, 2024. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the landslide that buried a village and an emergency response is underway, officials in the South Pacific island nation said.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2250+0+0/resize/3000x2250!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2F2e%2F4874712641478766a84ee311f162%2Fap24145523559353.jpg)
The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher.
(Image credit: Benjamin Sipa/International Organization for Migration)
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