More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster center said on Monday.

Iran Press/Asia: The numbers of those buried around Yambali village in Enga province in the country’s north are based on estimates from local authorities which have been rising steadily since Friday’s landslide.

The numbers of those buried around Yambali village in Enga province in the country’s north are based on estimates from local authorities which have been rising steadily since Friday’s landslide.

A UN agency put the estimated death toll at more than 670 people on Sunday.

The National Disaster Centre raised the toll again to 2,000 in a letter to the United Nations on Sunday that was released publicly on Monday. The landslide also caused major destruction to buildings and food gardens, it said.

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