Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads have been hampering relief efforts in the aftermath of the landslide, the United Nations said on Monday.
“The landslide buried more than 2,000 people alive and caused major destruction to buildings, food gardens and caused major impact on the economic lifeline of the country,” an official from the national disaster centre said in a letter to the UN, seen by Reuters and Associated Press.
The figure is a sharp rise from earlier estimates, which put the number believed to have been killed in the massive landslide at 670 people. The UN agency earlier said number of possible deaths could change as rescue efforts were expected to continue. Six bodies have been retrieved so far.
