Date | 24 May 2024 |
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Time | c. 03:00 PGT (UTC+10:00) |
Location | Maip Muritaka Rural LLG, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates | 5°22′26″S 143°23′19″E / 5.37389°S 143.38861°E[citation needed] |
Cause | Gold mining and/or heavy rains (suspected)[1][2] |
Deaths | 12 (confirmed) 160–2,000+ (estimated) |
Non-fatal injuries | 17 |
On 24 May 2024, a landslide occurred in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea. By 7 June, 12 bodies had been recovered,[3] with thousands more buried and presumed dead, though estimates of the death toll vary greatly, with some estimating that only 160 had died.[4]
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