Four die in deadly RP landslide

Four die in deadly RP landslide

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (DPA): At least four workers were killed and an undetermined number of others were trapped after a landslide buried a mining site in the southern Philippines, the military said yesterday.

Colonel Adelberto Yap, deputy chief of the Armed Forces' Southern Command, said heavy rains since Friday triggered the landslide at Mount Diwalwal in the town of Monkayo, Davao province, 945 kilometers south of Manila.

The downpour prevented rescue workers and villagers from digging through the mud and boulders during the weekend. Military teams were deployed to the disaster area to assist in the operation.

"Soldiers have been clearing an area in the mountain where tunnels were dug by the miners," Yap said. "We are doing everything to save lives."