Survivors of massive Papua New Guinea landslide moved to safer ground

Survivors of massive Papua New Guinea landslide moved to safer ground
People cross over the landslide debris as they seek safety (Benjamin Sipa/International Organisation for Migration/AP)

Emergency crews in Papua New Guinea are moving survivors of a massive landslide – feared to have buried scores of people – to safer ground as unstable earth and tribal warfare, which is rife in the area, threatens the rescue effort.

Rescuers say they have given up hope of finding survivors under earth and rubble up to 26ft deep after a landslide wiped out part of Yambali village in Enga province a few hours before dawn on Friday.

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