2024 Enga landslide

2024 Enga landslide
Date24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)
Timec.03:00 PGT (UTC+10:00)
LocationMaip Muritaka Rural LLG, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates5°22′26″S 143°23′19″E / 5.37389°S 143.38861°E / -5.37389; 143.38861
CauseGold mining and/or heavy rains (suspected)
Deaths670 (official)
160–2,000+ (estimated)
Non-fatal injuries17

On 24 May 2024, a landslide occurred in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea. By 7 June, 12 bodies had been recovered, with thousands more buried and presumed dead, though estimates of the death toll vary greatly, with some estimating that only 160 had died.