10 killed in Davao de Oro landslide

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2935217" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p><br/>At least 10 people were killed when a landslide hit a house in a mountainous gold mining area in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday. </p><p>Responders on Friday continued digging through heavy mud to find one more missing person after heavy rains triggered the landslide in Purok 19, Pag-asa, Brgy. Mount Diwata. </p><p>Monkayo Mayor Manual Zamora had issued a warning on Wednesday for people living in &quot;high risk&quot; areas of the municipality to leave their homes, his chief of staff, Rodielyn Manugas, told AFP.</p><p>A family of eight -- including six children -- had left their evacuation center and returned home for a prayer meeting with other villagers, Monkayo municipal disaster officer Rocris Idul told AFP.</p><p>The children were among those retrieved in the mud, he said. </p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a very slim chance they can survive,&quot; Idul said, noting the huge volume of mud that buried the house.</p><p>Schools in the municipality were ordered to suspend classes on Friday, with more heavy rain expected in the region. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2934947" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><strong>— With reports from Agence France-Presse and Hernel Tocmo </strong></div>

At least 10 people were killed when a landslide hit a house in a mountainous gold mining area in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday. 

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10 killed in Davao de Oro landslide

10 killed in Davao de Oro landslide

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Published Jan 19, 2024 02:40 PM PHT

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