UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
![In this photo provided by the International Organization for Migration, an injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, 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 said.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2250+0+0/resize/3000x2250!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9b%2F63%2F13b7d12a4c3daa8d068fd112f99c%2Fap24145523559353.jpg)
The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.
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