DAVAO CITY – Eleven persons have been rescued from the landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday night, February 6, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Wednesday morning, February 7.
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PHILIPPINE Red Cross-Davao de Oro rescuers arrive to rescue victims of a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, on Tuesday, February 6. (PRC-Davao de Oro)
One of the survivors was critically injured and brought to a hospital in Tagum City in Davao del Norte, about 40 kilometers west of Maco.
It is not clear yet how many persons were reportedly buried in the landslide.
The MDRRMO said that two buses ferrying miners of Apex Mining Co. were buried in the landslide.
However, the mining firm said that the landslide occurred outside the mining site.
The landslide site is where the firm's buses wait for passengers.
Neighboring local government units have sent responders to assist in the ongoing rescue operations.
The MDRRMO said the landslide was said to be caused by the combined rains brought by the shear line two weeks ago and the recent trough of the low-pressure area.
Davao de Oro is one of the hardest-hit provinces in Davao region in the recent onslaught of continuous rains that triggered landslides and severe flooding.