More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday in a landslide that buried a village in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

The landslide reportedly hit Kaokalam village in Enga province, about 370 miles northwest of the South Pacific island nation's capital of Port Moresby, at roughly 3 a.m. local time, ABC reported.

Residents say current estimates of the death toll are above 100, although authorities haven't confirmed that figure. Villagers said the number of people killed could be much higher.

Villager Ninga Role told Reuters more than 50 homes, many with people asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit. He said the death toll was nearly 300, with his brother and cousin among the dead. It was unclear where he got his information.

Role, who was away when the landslide struck, told The Associated Press he expects at least four of his relatives have died. "There are some huge stones and plants, trees. The buildings collapsed," Role said. "These things are making it hard to find the bodies fast."

Videos on social media show locals pulling bodies out that were buried under rocks and trees.