2024-02-08 10:54:58
MADRID, 8 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The death toll from a landslide in the Philippine town of Maco, located in the province of Davao de Oro (south), has increased to ten, as reported this Thursday by local authorities, who have indicated that 49 people are still missing.
The disaster management agency of the province of Davao de Oro has confirmed that so far a dozen dead bodies have been recovered, while another 31 people have been injured, according to a statement published by the provincial authorities through its account on the social network Facebook.
Thus, it has urged the population to act with “caution” and has urged them to “pray” for those affected by the landslide as it proceeds to deliver aid to more than 9,500 families in the area.
The landslide buried dozens of mine workers already living in the town of Maco, which is located in a mountainous area. The company Apex Mining put the number of workers who were in the vicinity and who could have been affected at 86 on Wednesday, according to information from the ‘Inquirer’ newspaper.
The province, located on the island of Mindanao, has been the scene of heavy rains since late January due to the monsoon and a low pressure area. Floods and landslides have left at least 18 dead and nearly 1.2 million homeless since January 28, including some 675,000 displaced, according to data published on its website by the National Council for Disaster Management and Disaster Reduction. Risks.
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