More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raise the risk that few survivors will be found.
The numbers of those buried around Yambali village in Enga province in the country's north are based on estimates from local authorities and have been rising steadily since Friday's landslide.
A U.N. agency first estimated the death toll at more than 670 people on Sunday, but the National Disaster Center raised it to 2,000 in a letter to the U.N. that was released publicly on Monday.