Locals dig during search and rescue efforts at the site of a landslide at Yambali village in the region of Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 30, 2024. Photo: AFP / Emmanuel Eralia
Mounting challenges remain for authorities and humanitarian groups supporting survivors including women and children disproportionately affected by the Papua New Guinea disastrous landslide.
Two weeks on from the Yambali village landslide in Enga Province, humanitarian assistance is still being hampered by lack of road access, tension between tribes and new evacuation orders.
Humanitarian groups are caring for over a thousand people affected by the Papua New Guinea landslide, many are women and orphan children.
The recovery of bodies has officially ended and at least 670 people are now deemed missing persons, with the landslip at Enga now a designated burial site.
The international director of PNG-based humanitarian group CARE, Justine McMahon spoke with Pacific Waves host Susana Suisuiki.
