Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 100 killed

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide in remote Papua New Guinea.

The landslide reportedly hit Kaokalam Village in the Enga Province, about 600km northwest of the South Pacific island nation's capital Port Moresby, about 3am on Friday local time.

Residents say current estimates of the death toll sit above 100, although authorities have not confirmed this figure.

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide in remote Papua New Guinea

The landslide reportedly hit Kaokalam Village in the Enga Province, about 600km northwest of the South Pacific island nation's capital Port Moresby, about 3am on Friday local time

Villagers say the number of those killed could be much higher.

Social media video show locals pulling out buried bodies.

Countless homes were destroyed by the landslide while it's understood many of the residents asleep inside may have been buried under the rubble. 

Vincent Pyati, president of the local Community Development Association said the number of victims is unknown.

'The landslide hit around three last night and it looks like more than 100 houses got buried. It is not yet known how many people were in those houses,' he told AFP. 

Emergency services have been sent to the area. 

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