Death Toll Rises to 28 After Landfill Collapse in the Philippines
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- At least 28 people have died and eight remain missing following a landfill collapse on January 9 in Binaliw, near Cebu City in the central Philippines, with 18 people rescued and some hospitalized with non-critical injuries.
- The landslide destroyed a facility owned by Prime Waste Solutions Cebu, where around 50 employees were present at the time, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving 300 personnel and heavy equipment.
- Initial investigations considered a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in September as a possible cause, but recent findings suggest the collapse was due to the landfill becoming saturated with water from a typhoon in November.
- Authorities have not filed any criminal charges against the landfill owner, who has suspended operations at the site, while
