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ITOGON, Philippines-- The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead ...
The Itogon landslide site is controlled by the oldest mining company in the Philippines, Benguet Corporation. According to local officials, it failed to prevent miners from living atop land that ...
So how are they alike? Why is this a cause for concern? Here’s a comparison of the two disasters: Both the Itogon and Naga landslides were triggered by their mountainsides getting soaked with water.
Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and at least 36 people are feared buried under thick mud in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Mangkhut triggered a massive landslide in the country's north.
ITOGON, Benguet — An indigenous ritual and a Catholic prayer on Tuesday marked the end of retrieval operations for pocket miners and their families who were buried by a massive landslide at ...
Three more bodies were pulled out from the landslide area in Itogon, Benguet on Saturday, in addition to the seven recovered before noon, bringing the death toll to 42 before the sixth day of search ...
Rescuers were still searching Friday for at least 50 people feared buried under debris up to 15 meters deep following a landslide in the Philippines Thursday. The landslide followed several days ...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — Two more bodies were recovered yesterday, bringing the total to 31 fatalities dug up by rescuers since the landslide buried a mining shelter in Itogon ...
Rescuers were still searching Friday for at least 50 people feared buried under debris up to 15 meters deep following a landslide in the Philippines Thursday. The landslide followed several days ...