WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Further landslides are likely to plague the area where part of a mountain collapsed onto a remote village in Papua New Guinea two weeks ago, New Zealand geological experts wa
rned Friday, as authorities ended search and rescue efforts. It remains unclear how many people died in the massive landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Enga region on May 24, with the national government reporting more than 2,000 people have been buried alive and a U.N. estimate putting the death toll at around 670. Only 11 bodies have been recovered so far.
geotechnical engineer Jan Kupec added that the landslide, which covers about 35 acres, is of such a scale that it is impossible to stop it from moving and it could continue to move for months or even years. He said the rock avalanche was most likely part of an old landslide that has been reactivated and that there were now concerns that the start of monsoon rains will liquify the material that fell off the hill and reactivate it again.
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