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Philippine landslide death toll rises to 71, search for 47 continues

MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Feb. 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has risen to 71, a government official said Tuesday. Leah Anora of the Department of the Interior and Local Government told a press conference at Maco, the municipality where the tragedy occurred, that rescuers are still looking for 47 missing people. Thirty-two.....»»

Category: newsSource: philippinetimes philippinetimesFeb 14th, 2024

Landslide death toll climbs to 98 in Philippines

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in a mining town in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Feb. 6 has climbed to 98, a regional disaster prevention office said Saturday. The Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said rescuers continue to search for nine others who remained missing. Rocks, soil and debris triggered by days of rain slid from mount.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Landslide death toll climbs to 98 in Philippines

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in a mining town in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Feb. 6 has climbed to 98, a regional disaster prevention office said Saturday. The Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said rescuers continue to search for nine others who remained missing. Rocks, soil and debris triggered by days of rain slid from mount.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll almost doubles to 27: official

The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines nearly doubled to 27 on Friday, officials said, as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud.  The number of people missing from Tuesday's landslide in Masara in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island fell to 89 from more than 100, while the number of injured rose to 32, the latest figures from.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll almost doubles to 27: official

The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines nearly doubled to 27 on Friday, officials said, as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud.  The number of people missing from Tuesday's landslide in Masara in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island fell to 89 from more than 100, while the number of injured rose to 32, the latest figures from.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 15, with 110 missing

MANILA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 15, with 110 remaining missing, authorities said Friday. In a statement, the Maco municipal government said 31 have been rescued from the landslide, which occurred Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town that buried several houses and two buses that.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 15, with 110 missing

MANILA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 15, with 110 remaining missing, authorities said Friday. In a statement, the Maco municipal government said 31 have been rescued from the landslide, which occurred Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town that buried several houses and two buses that.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Gold mine landslide death toll in southern Philippines goes up to 68

MANILA, The Philippines: This week, officials said that the death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines on February 6 rose to 68, stressing that the window for finding more survivors was closing. Rescuers were looking for 51 more missing people, they added. The landslide, which happened outside a gold mine in Maco in Davao de Oro province, buried homes and vehicles that transported employees.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 55

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 55, local government said on Monday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 55

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 55, local government said on Monday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 37, with 63 missing

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 37, with 63 remaining missing, authorities said on Sunday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 54, with 63 missing

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 54, with 63 remaining missing, local government said on Sunday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 37, with 63 missing

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 37, with 63 remaining missing, authorities said on Sunday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 54, with 63 missing

The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has climbed to 54, with 63 remaining missing, local government said on Sunday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Death toll in Maco landslide now 28

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) – The death toll in the landslide that hit the mining village of Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro Tuesday night has risen to 28, an official said Saturday. Lea Añora, head of the Department of the Interior and Local Government – Region 11’s Management of the Dead and […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Davao de Oro landslide death toll now 11

The death toll from a landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Wednesday increased to 11 after four more bodies were recovered yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Death toll in Davao de Oro landslide now 10

The death toll from a landslide that hit a mining area in Monkayo, Davao de Oro has risen to 10......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14

The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday. Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao, the country's second-largest island, on and off for weeks and forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14

The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday. Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao, the country's second-largest island, on and off for weeks and forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

Death toll from Davao de Oro landslide jumps to 68

Disaster authorities plan to shift their focus from search and rescue to search and retrieval beginning on Tuesday, February 13.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Killer landslide: 7 confirmed dead, 1 critically injured, 5 missing in Monkayo

A devastating landslide in Monkayo, Davao de Oro, claimed the lives of seven individuals, left one critically injured, and five others missing. The tragedy occurred during a prayer meeting in Purok 20, Pag-asa, Barangay Mt. Diwata. Jergrace Cabag, an official from the Local Government Unit (LGU)-Monkayo, confirmed the casualties and ongoing search efforts. The injured person was rushed to Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital, while the deceased were taken to the funeral parlor. Due to the ongoing landslide and heavy rain, search and rescue operations were temporarily halted, with plans to resume when conditions permit. The Municipality of Monkayo issued a forced evacuation order due to the threat of further landslides and flooding. Mayor Manuel E. Zamora emphasized the importance of heeding government warnings to prevent future incidents......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024