Australia Ready to Help Papua New Guinea After Landslide Claims Nearly 700 Lives

The two countries discuss relief efforts after the deadly landslide in Enga province.

Villagers search through a landslide in Yambali, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on May 26, 2024. Mohamud Omer/International Organization for Migration via AP

Australia is ready to provide help to Papua New Guinea after a deadly landslide killed almost 700 people.

The United Nations migration agency estimates more than 670 people have died, and are buried beneath the rubble in a remote part of the country’s Enga province.