Overview
- The collapse struck the Binaliw Landfill in Cebu City on Thursday, burying staff and flattening offices and a sorting warehouse at the Prime Integrated Waste Solutions site.
- Authorities report at least four dead, about 34 missing, and 12 rescued and hospitalized, with information slow to arrive from the signal-poor site.
- Unstable debris and methane or acetylene hazards have constrained operations, prompting controlled access and periodic pauses for responder safety.
- Hundreds of responders are deployed, and a 50-ton crane is being brought in after teams detected signs of life in specific areas.
- Officials have opened investigations into operational practices and possible factors such as recent typhoons, a September earthquake and rain seepage, and a city councilor estimated the trash wall at about 20 storeys high.