Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people

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The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation’s interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.

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The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation’s interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.