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May 29, 2024

Papua New Guinea Links Deadly Landslide to Climate Crisis
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In Papua New Guinea, rescue efforts are continuing after a landslide
killed as many as 2,000 people. Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James
Marape said the changing climate is devastating his country.

Prime Minister James Marape: "In this year, we had extraordinary
rainfall that has caused flooding in river areas, sea level rise in
coastal areas and landslips in a few areas. For instance, we almost had
the entire South Simbu, that access passage to the Gumine Highway, that
was probably cut for almost a month."



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