US EditionFilipino rescuers detect ‘signs of life’ in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
Rescuers found signs of life after a garbage mound collapse at a Cebu City landfill that killed 4 workers and left over 30 missing, prompting intensified search efforts.
- On Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, rescuers detected signs of life amid debris in Binaliw, Cebu City, after an avalanche killed at least four workers and left more than 30 missing Thursday.
- A survivor told The Associated Press on Friday that the mountain-of-garbage collapse happened in an instant despite fairly good weather, and the cause remains unclear.
- Twelve rescued workers received injuries while dozens of rescuers including police, firefighters and disaster-response personnel raced through rubble as a 50-ton crane was en route for excavation, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said.
- Preparations are underway to manage the looming garbage collection issue, Archival said, while responder safety remains paramount due to debris and acetylene risks at the landfill with a staff of 110.
- Such landfills have long posed health risks near poor communities, and the July 2000 disaster in suburban Quezon City killed more than 200 people, prompting illegal dump site closure laws and waste-management reforms.
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Mayor Nestor Archival says authorities confirmed the presence of signs of life in specific areas that require careful excavation and a more advanced crane.
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Filipino rescuers detect 'signs of life' in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
A Philippine official says rescuers have detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing.
Rescuers in the Philippines have found "signs of life" under the rubble of a garbage avalanche. Rescuers in the Philippines have recorded signs of life at the site of a large-scale collapse of a garbage dump in the village of Binaliw, Cebu City. The tragedy, which occurred on January 8, 2026, claimed the lives of four workers, more than 30 people are missing.
Dozens of workers at this landfill that receives 1,000 tons of waste every day have been buried and are missing.
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