Hope fades as Philippines rescue efforts continue

Rescuers found only bodies today while searching the wreckage of last week’s deadly storms in north-eastern Philippines, but still hoped to find more trapped survivors – one day after pulling four of them alive from a mud-buried building.

At least 18 bodies – including those of six children – were dug out overnight from a collapsed building in Real, 40 miles east of Manila, said army Capt Gerry Sultan. The rescue came 10 days after the building was struck by a landslide.