Categories: World

Over 100 missing, at least 11 dead in Philippine mountain village landslide

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for February 8

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

Rescuers dug out more bodies from a landslide-hit southern Philippine village on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 11 as the number of missing rose to 110, officials said.

At least 31 residents survived with injuries when the landslide hit the gold-mining mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province on Tuesday night, officials said.

Army troops, police and volunteers halted their search for the missing Thursday afternoon due to fears of more landslides and will begin a “retrieval operation” on Friday, Davao de Oro provincial spokesperson Edward Macapili said by telephone.

PHILIPPINES LANDSLIDE KILLS 10, INCLUDING 5 CHILDREN, OFFICIALS SAY

“The idea that it will be hard to find more survivors among the missing has been acknowledged,” Macapili said.

More than 1,165 families have been moved to evacuation centers for their safety, disaster response officials said.

A body is carried by rescuers in Masara in Maco village after a landslide on Thursday Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo)

Among the missing were some gold miners who had been waiting in two buses to be driven home when the landslide hit and buried the buses, Macapili said.

Several miners jumped out of the windows or dashed away and survived, he said.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Torrential rains that swamped the mountainous region in recent weeks had eased and the weather was clear when the landslide hit. Earthquakes also damaged houses and buildings in the region in recent months, officials said.

Share

Recent Posts

Concerned parents of trans kids compared to ‘hate groups’ by Colorado Dem: Wouldn’t ‘ask the KKK’ for opinion

A Colorado Democrat likened parent groups to "the KKK" during an hours-long committee hearing for…

6 minutes ago

Obama urges Americans to ‘possibly sacrifice’ in resisting Trump policies

Former President Barack Obama told a crowd Thursday night that some sacrifice might be necessary…

6 minutes ago

WATCH: Dem Jasmine Crockett silent as aide attempts to intimidate, block reporter’s question about violence

Far-left Democrat Jasmine Crockett of Texas watched silently as an aide got into a Fox…

2 hours ago

How we got to Liberation Day: A look at Trump’s past comments on tariffs

For decades, President Donald Trump has remained a staunch advocate for tariffs — routinely declaring…

2 hours ago

Rubio, in Europe, says US has to ‘reset the global order of trade’ and Trump is ‘absolutely right to do it’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed Friday that the U.S. has "to reset the global…

2 hours ago

Reporter’s Notebook: The Game of Death

The House and Senate are a long way from approving President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful…

2 hours ago