Baghdad/Nina/68 people were killed, and more than 63 others were missing as a result of the landslide that resulted from heavy rains in the mining village of Masara in the southern Philippines, according to a new toll.
The previous toll was estimated at 54 deaths and 63 missing.
A landslide in the town of Masara, close to a gold mine, buried the bus station for the mine employees, as well as 55 homes in this town located on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
Rocks, trees and mud fell from a height of more than 700 meters along a mountain near the mine, burying nine hectares.
“It has been almost a week since the accident and we assume there are no survivors there,” said Edward Makabele, spokesman for the Regional Disaster Management Office in Davao de Oro.
The heavy rains that fell on parts of Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines) for weeks caused dozens of landslides and floods, forcing tens of thousands of people to take shelter in emergency shelters.
Landslides are common in most parts of the Philippines, due to the mountainous terrain, heavy rains, and deforestation for mining purposes, as well as the burning of forest areas for agricultural purposes./End2
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