❖ A massive landslide struck Papua New Guinea's highlands recently.

❖ The disaster hit an isolated part of Enga province.

❖ At least six villages have been affected due to the disaster.

❖ Landslides happen when the pull from gravity exceeds the strength of the geomaterial forming the slope of a hill or mountain.

❖ Geomaterials can be as varied as rocks, sand, silt and clays.

❖ Most natural landslides are triggered by earthquakes or rainfall, or a combination of both.

❖ Papua and New Guinea is one of the wettest places on the earth.