Overview
- Authorities said five more bodies were recovered since Jan 12, bringing the confirmed dead to 13, with 25 people still missing and 18 injured.
- The city council approved a state of calamity to unlock disaster funds for search, retrieval and support operations and to manage disruptions to waste services.
- Rescuers continue beyond the 72-hour window after life-detection equipment indicated possible signs of life beneath the collapsed mound.
- Operations proceed cautiously because of methane emissions, heavy rain, and intertwined steel structures that raise the risk of fire and further collapse.
- The Environmental Management Bureau suspended the private operator, Prime Integrated Waste Solutions, ordering a cease-and-desist and a compliance plan within 90 days while only rescue and cleanup continue.