US EditionPhilippines Landfill Collapse in Cebu Kills 1, Dozens Missing
At least 38 people remain missing after the collapse of a 20-hectare landfill in Cebu City, with 12 rescued and one confirmed dead, officials said.
- On January 8, a landslide at the Binaliw landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, operated by Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc., collapsed a materials recovery facility and staff housing, killing one person, injuring 12 and leaving 38 missing as of January 9.
- Regulatory records show the Solid Waste Management Board found violations and Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival issued warnings under the Solid Ecological Waste Management Act, while officials say the cause remains unclear.
- The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Bureau of Fire Protection, and others deploy 333 personnel, 17 ambulances, 10 fire trucks, and three lighting towers; seven patients are hospitalized.
- The city prepared burial assistance and coordinated with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which visited Friday; Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival called an emergency meeting for the facility with 110 employees.
- The collapse highlights long-standing safety concerns, recalling the Quezon City July 2000 dumpsite disaster that killed over 200 people, with 300 personnel from Cebu City and national agencies involved in response.
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Philippines Landfill Collapse Leaves One Dead Dozens Trapped
What began as a normal workday at a landfill in the central Philippines turned into a nightmare in seconds. A towering pile of rubbish collapsed in Cebu City on Thursday, killing a 22-year-old woman and leaving more than 30 people missing.Rescue teams managed to pull 12 injured sanitation workers from the debris, rushing them to hospital. But hopes of finding more survivors are fading. “This isn’t a typical landslide,” Cebu Mayor Nestor Archival…
At least two dead and dozens missing: a mountain of garbage collapsed near Cebu (Philippines) burying employees. Relief operations continue under conditions
Following heavy rains in the Philippines, a pile of garbage at a landfill collapsed, burying numerous people. At least one woman was killed. The search for missing persons continues.
Police, military, firefighters and others have been deployed to search for over 30 missing people in a fatal accident at a landfill.
The garbage avalanche buried several houses under it. One of the buildings was a warehouse where workers separated recyclable waste and garbage.
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