Papua New Guinea Landslide Has Buried 2,000 People, Officials Say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "The region, in Enga Province, is densely populated and located near the Porgera gold mine operated by Barrick Gold, a company based in Canada, in collaboration with Zijin Mining, a Chinese group.
44% : More than 2,000 people were buried alive in the landslide that smothered a Papua New Guinea village and work camp on Friday in the country's remote northern highlands, the authorities told the United Nations on Monday.
33% : "The landslide buried more than 2,000 people alive and caused major destruction to buildings, food gardens and caused major impact on the economic lifeline of the country," Lusete Laso Mana, an official in the national disaster center, said in a letter to the United Nations.

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