Overview
- A large garbage mound gave way at the Binaliw waste facility in Cebu City, crushing low-slung buildings and trapping workers.
- One rescued worker, a 22-year-old woman, died en route to a hospital, with other survivors treated at Visayas Medical Center and NorthGen Hospital.
- Rescue counts vary by agency, with reports ranging from eight to 13 people pulled out alive and from 27 to 38 still unaccounted for.
- Dozens of responders are conducting round-the-clock search operations on unstable debris using heavy equipment under strict safety protocols.
- The cause remains unclear and it was not raining at the time; authorities have opened a probe into the collapse and safety compliance at a facility employing about 110 people.