Landslide kills at least 6 in southern Philippines

MACO: Rescue operations are underway after a landslide in a southern Philippines province buried homes and two buses, killing at least six people and injuring 31, disaster officials said on Wednesday (February 7).

The landslide on Tuesday (February 6) night struck outside a gold mining site in the town of Maco, in the province of Davao de Oro, where the buses were picking up employees, mining operator Apex Mining said.

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As of 11:30 AM (0330 GMT) on Wednesday, 62 Apex Mining employees have been accounted for, while the whereabouts of 45 other employees were still being traced, the company said. More than 700 families in affected areas have been evacuated, Maco’s disaster agency said in a separate statement.

A northeast monsoon and a trough of low pressure brought rains to the southern Mindanao region over the January 28 to February 2 period, resulting in deadly floods and landslides, data from the national disaster agency showed.