Papua New Guinea landslide: survivors appeal for aid

Residents from a village in Papua New Guinea that has been left devastated by a landslide last Friday have appealed for aid. The United Nations has estimated that 670 villagers were killed in the disaster and over 1,000 displaced.

A mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees devastated Yambali in the South Pacific nation’s remote highlands when a limestone mountainside sheared away on Friday.

“When our enemies attack us, there are warnings and alerts before the attack,” said Frida Yeahkal, a local affected by the disaster.

“This natural disaster took us by…