Families buried alive as Philippines mudslide deaths rise to 119

THE death toll from devastating mudslides in the Philippines rose to at least 119 yesterday, with searchers saying they have dug up the bodies of entire families huddled together in their buried village homes.

Of those killed, at least 102 were in the central province of Southern Leyte.

Casualty figures were expected to rise, because rescuers had still not reached all of the devastated villages.