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Humanitarian aid has begun flowing into Enga province with a number of Australian and New Zealand aid teams set to arrive in the disaster zone today. Among the task force arriving are geological experts from Australia and New Zealand, who will conduct a study of the disaster zone. It comes as authorities raise questions over the death toll with local government officials disputing figures put out by the national government.

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The UN's International Organisation for Migration says approximately 670 are presumed dead as a result of a landslide that devastated the village of Kaokalam in Enga Province. Authorities say landslides are still continuing in the area, as locals work around the clock to retrieve bodies buried beneath the debris.

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in New Caledonia in a bid to restore peace to the territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to New Caledonia a week after the French territory was gripped by violence. His visit comes as Australia and New Zealand conducted the first of several expected repatriation flights to evacuate tourists.