Five people killed, 31 injured in Philippine landslide

Two buses and houses engulfed in the landslide

Last updated: February 07, 2024 | 10:33

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This handout photo taken and released on February 7, 2024 by the Philippine Army's 60th Infantry "Mediator" Battalion shows Philippine soldiers transferring a landslide survivor from a helicopter to an ambulance following a medical evacuation flight from Maco to the Davao Regional Medical Center in Tagum, Davao del Norte province.

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Manila: At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, an official said Wednesday.

The landslide struck Tuesday night in a mining village in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island, trapping at least 20 people inside two buses used to transport mine workers, provincial disaster official Edward Macapili told AFP.

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