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Original Post Date: 2009-05-19 Time: 14:00:03 Posted By: Jan
Manila – Rescuers found more bodies under tons of mud and debris after rain-induced landslides hit a mining village in the southern Philippines, increasing the death toll to 17, local government officials said on Tuesday.
Soldiers, police officers and miners, using shovels and heavy equipment, were still searching for 15 more people buried under tons of loosened soil near Pantukan town on the southern island of Mindanao, Arturo Uy, governor of Compostela Valley province, told Reuters by phone.
Hours after the landslide on Monday, rescuers dug up 10 bodies and 30 people were pulled out alive, Uy said. Seven bodies were found early on Tuesday.
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Local police, however, reported a higher toll at 26 dead.
“Our rescue teams are taking advantage of the good weather today to recover all the bodies,” Uy said, adding military and civilian engineers were clearing the roads to the disaster area to speed up search operations.
“We finally saw the sun today. We hope to complete the search and recovery operations and abandon the mining village to prevent further loss of lives and property.”
Uy said 17 of 30 miners pulled out from the rubble on Monday were treated in hospitals. The others suffered minor injuries and contusions after two days of rains triggered landslides and buried a community of 200 small-scale miners near Pantukan town.
Last month, the local government ordered the suspension of small-scale mining operations in the area due to bad weather conditions, but some miners ignored the order and continued working.
Landslides and flash floods are common in the disaster-prone Philippines during the monsoon months between May and October, particularly near mining areas, low-lying and coastal areas. –
Reuters
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20090519094259347C882430