US EditionPhilippines Landfill Collapse in Cebu Kills 1, Dozens Missing
The collapse at Cebu's Binaliw landfill killed 4 and left 34 missing among 110 workers; rescue teams continue operations amid unstable debris and safety risks.
- 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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InternazionaleDeath toll in Philippines landfill collapse rises to 4
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippines has risen to four, an official said on Saturday, as rescue efforts continued for dozens who remained missing. The Binaliw landfill in the central city of Cebu collapsed on Thursday, with 110 workers on site at the time. Several structures and facilities inside the landfill were damaged during the collapse. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said in a Facebo…
Filipino rescuers detect 'signs of life' in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing Thursday in a central Philippines landfill and plan to intensify search efforts, an official said Saturday.Twelve workers have been rescued with injuries from the huge mound of garbage that collapsed among the low-slung buildings of a waste management facility in the village of Binaliw in Cebu City, authorities said.D…
Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines
Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four.
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…
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