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One Dead, Dozens Missing After Cebu Landfill Collapse

Authorities say days of heavy rain destabilized the waste pile.

Overview

  • Local officials report at least 38 people missing after a garbage landslide buried a recycling facility and nearby homes in Cebu City.
  • Mayor Nestor Archival said at least 12 people were rescued from the debris and taken to hospitals.
  • Rescue teams searched through the night for those unaccounted for as unstable conditions complicated operations.
  • Most of the missing are workers from the landfill and recycling plant, and simple residential structures were partially buried.
  • The incident echoes a 2000 Quezon City disaster that spurred stricter rules widely seen as unevenly enforced across the Philippines.