Rescuers caught up in Philippine landslide's mud field

A group of rescue workers had to be rescued themselves today after they became stuck in soft mud while trying to extricate a body from a landslide that entombed a Philippine farming village.

The incident contributed to a decision to suspend search efforts at the scene of last Friday’s disaster amid concerns that heavy rains could spark a new landslide and add to the death toll that is already expected to rise to more than 1,000.