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Cebu Trash Landslide: Search Continues for 1 Missing as Death Toll Climbs to 35
Poor waste management and a prior earthquake contributed to the landfill collapse that killed 35 and injured 18, with one person still missing, authorities said.
- Authorities said on Saturday, January 17, that the death toll from the Binaliw landfill collapse reached 35, with two more bodies recovered at Cebu City landfill.
- DENR and city inspectors reported poor waste management, repeated mountain cutting, soil mining, and garbage piled beyond safe limits, while the operator suggested a link to the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in September 2025.
- Rescuers reported victims buried in heaps of compacted trash, with around 50 employees inside when the facility collapsed, affecting 54 people as rescue teams deployed 300 personnel and two large cranes.
- Authorities ordered the suspension of operations and issued a cease-and-desist against Razon-owned Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc., while Cebu City declared January 16 a day of mourning and released P30 million from the quick response fund.
- City officials are negotiating with neighbouring cities and provinces to manage rising waste as investigators interview survivors and relatives, with no criminal charges filed yet.
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Authorities cite an earthquake and extreme rainfall caused by a typhoon as possible causes of the landslide.
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources undertook to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the causes of what happened.
The avalanche that took place on 8 January at the large dump site on Cebu Island in the Philippines has already left 35 dead, according to the latest assessment by the local authorities this Saturday. Councilman Dave Tumulak has informed the ABS-CBN chain of the discovery of three more corpses in the last hours between tons of garbage from Binaliw landfill and now only one missing one remains to be found. The collapse, which led to several group…
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