<p>Sydney: More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.</p><p>Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km (370 miles) northwest of capital Port Moresby, around 3 am on Friday (1900 GMT on Thursday).</p><p>The landslide in the Pacific nation north of Australia buried more than 300 people and 1,182 houses, the <em>Papua New Guinea Post Courier</em> said, citing comments from a member of the country's parliament, Aimos Akem. Akem did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em> request for comment via social media.</p><p>More than six villages had been impacted by the landslide in the province's Mulitaka region, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on Saturday.</p>.Infographic | The deadliest landslides of the 21st century.<p>"Australia’s High Commission in Port Moresby is in close contact with PNG authorities for further assessments on the extent of the damage and casualties," a DFAT spokesperson said in a statement.</p><p>The <em>Australian Broadcasting Corp</em> reported on Saturday that four bodies had been retrieved from the area after emergency teams reached the sparsely populated area, where the death toll is expected to rise.</p><p>The landslide has blocked highway access, making helicopters the only way to reach the area, the broadcaster reported.</p><p>Social media footage posted by villager Ninga Role showed people clambering over rocks, uprooted trees and mounds of dirt searching for survivors. Women could be heard weeping in the background.</p><p>Prime Minister James Marape has said disaster officials, the Defence Force and the Department of Works and Highways were assisting with relief and recovery efforts.</p>
<p>Sydney: More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.</p><p>Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km (370 miles) northwest of capital Port Moresby, around 3 am on Friday (1900 GMT on Thursday).</p><p>The landslide in the Pacific nation north of Australia buried more than 300 people and 1,182 houses, the <em>Papua New Guinea Post Courier</em> said, citing comments from a member of the country's parliament, Aimos Akem. Akem did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em> request for comment via social media.</p><p>More than six villages had been impacted by the landslide in the province's Mulitaka region, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on Saturday.</p>.Infographic | The deadliest landslides of the 21st century.<p>"Australia’s High Commission in Port Moresby is in close contact with PNG authorities for further assessments on the extent of the damage and casualties," a DFAT spokesperson said in a statement.</p><p>The <em>Australian Broadcasting Corp</em> reported on Saturday that four bodies had been retrieved from the area after emergency teams reached the sparsely populated area, where the death toll is expected to rise.</p><p>The landslide has blocked highway access, making helicopters the only way to reach the area, the broadcaster reported.</p><p>Social media footage posted by villager Ninga Role showed people clambering over rocks, uprooted trees and mounds of dirt searching for survivors. Women could be heard weeping in the background.</p><p>Prime Minister James Marape has said disaster officials, the Defence Force and the Department of Works and Highways were assisting with relief and recovery efforts.</p>