Six dead and dozens missing as landslide hits village in Philippines

Soldiers carry a landslide victim as they arrive at Tagum City, Davao del Norte province, southern Philippines (The Philippine Army 60th Infantry (Mediator) Battalion via AP)

Wed, 07 Feb, 2024 - 09:45

Associated Press Reporter

A landslide has left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a ride home, in a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Army troops, police and volunteers rescued 31 villagers who were injured when the landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in the remote town of Maco in Davao de Oro province on Tuesday night.