Landslide kills two in Philippines

Landslide kills two in Philippines

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): Searchers dug up two bodies yesterday and were searching for at least five other victims of a landslide in the southern Philippines, police said.

Three people rescued hours after the landslide Thursday said at least seven of their neighbors had been buried under the mud and debris, provincial police chief Ronaldo Roderos said.

Heavy rain loosened mud from a mountain which cascaded down on several houses in Sergio Osmena in Zamboanga del Norte province, Roderos said.

He said one of the three survivors was conscious and cried for help, allowing rescuers to immediately find them. All of the victims were in serious condition with bone fractures, he said.

"We are doing the best we can to dig up possible survivors in the village," Roderos said.