Papua New Guinea orders evacuations after landslide, thousands feared buried

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Papua New Guinea ordered thousands of residents to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed burying at least 2,000 people, according to government estimates.

<p>MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea ordered thousands of residents to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed burying at least 2,000&#x2

</p><p>Residents have been using shovels and their bare hands to search for survivors.</p><p>&quot&#x3B;The landslide area is very unstable.

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