The National Disaster Centre, in a letter to the UN, says, 'The situation remains unstable as the landslip continues to shift slowly, posing ongoing danger to both the rescue teams and survivors alike'
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“The situation remains unstable as the landslip continues to shift slowly, posing ongoing danger to both the rescue teams and survivors alike,” according to the letter. Emergency crews, led by Papua New Guinea’s defense personnel, were on the ground, but the first excavator only reached the site late on Sunday, according to a U.N. official.
Johnson and Jacklyn Yandam told local NBC News that they were very grateful and described their rescue as a miracle.
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