WelCom June/July 2024
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has launched an appeal to help those affected by the devastating landslide that struck a remote village in Papua New Guinea on 20 May 2024.
There are at least 670 people missing after the landslide and the death toll is expected to reach 2,000. Over 7,800 people, more than 1,400 households, have been affected with more than 1,600 people displaced from their homes.
The landslide has left debris up to eight metres deep across 200 square kilometres.
Caritas’s international network is working with local people in PNG to provide aid and vital supplies to those on the ground.
For Appeal details, see caritas.org.nz