Landslide in Yambali Village, Papua New Guinea

A landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea has left 670 villagers dead and more than 2,000 buried. Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak due to trapped water streams and decaying corpses. The United Nations and Australia are providing assistance in the form of shelter, geotechnical experts, heavy earth-moving equipment, and drones for mapping the site.

Explosion at Cambodian Military Base

A huge explosion at a military base in Cambodia killed 20 soldiers, wounded others, and damaged nearby houses. The cause of the blast is still unknown.