The Papua New Guinea government has sent an emergency assessment team to the landslide site.
Australia is represented on that team by an emergency management specialist from AusAID, and by a military officer.
Australia's High commissioner to PNG says their job will be to assess the scale of the situation and what can be done.
Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speaker: Ian Kemish, Australia's High Commissioner in Papua New Guinea
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