On Friday, 24 th May 2024 at 3:00am, a catastrophic landslide claimed the lives
of about 2,000 people in the Highlands of PNG, particularly in Mulitaka area of
Enga Province.
Many families-mothers, fathers, and their children were buried alive in the
rabbles. So far, early this week, they have recovered 670 bodies. Finding the
dead bodies is extremely difficult as they are buried under huge rocks, heavy
soils, and other debris.
Whilst current efforts are aimed finding the bodies of the dead, they require
much needed support with food, water, shelter, and other relief assistance. In
the long run, some will require support to resettle and reconstruct their
destroyed communities. However, some will be displaced forever as culturally;
they cannot go back and resettle on the exact locations where their loved ones
had perished.
In respect of the huge number of people that perished in the natural disaster, a
digital Condolence Book is open for signing by clicking this link here:
SIGN CONDOLENCES CARD
Kindly be advised that the High Commission is appealing to friends to support
the affected families/communities, which can be kindly paid into this Bank
Account:
Bank Name : ANZ
Account Name : PNG High Commission
Account Number : 01-0505-0608062-47
Contributions to be labelled: Enga Landslide Relief Assistance, followed by
name of donor.
Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers to the loved ones that perished
in the disaster and their families.