670 people feared killed in PNG landslide incident: UN official-Xinhua

670 people feared killed in PNG landslide incident: UN official

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-05-26 16:36:45

SYDNEY, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was estimated to surpass 670, an official from the International Organization for Migration told media on Sunday.

"They are estimating that more than 670 people (are) under the soil at the moment," Serhan Aktoprak, the chief of the UN migration agency's mission in the Pacific island country, said.