Parts of a mountain collapsed Friday in the remote province of Enga. PM Modi says India ‘ready to offer all possible support and assistance’ to the country.
More than 72 hours after the landslide residents are still using spades, sticks and their bare hands to try and shift the debris and reach any survivors.
The agency based its death toll estimates on information provided by officials at Yambali Village in Enga province, who say more than 150 houses were buried in Friday’s landslide.
More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village, which is in Enga province, about 600km north of capital Port Moresby.
A defence agreement signed in May will allow US forces to refurbish and develop infrastructure for military and civilian use at Papua New Guinea seaports and airports.
A separate agreement would increase maritime surveillance of PNG's exclusive economic zone through U.S. Coast Guard patrols, protecting its economy from illegal fishing.
Even the fastest woman alive, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, can’t avoid all the logistical hurdles along the road to this year’s extraordinary Olympics.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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