One dead, five injured after landfill collapses in central Philippines


Drone shot over the collapsed Binaliw Landfill. - Photo: Mayor Nestor Archiva

MANILA: (Bernama-Xinhua) At least one person was killed, and five others were injured after a landfill collapsed in a village in the central Philippine city of Cebu on Thursday (Jan 8) afternoon, Xinhua reported, citing local media.

Five victims have so far been transported to local hospitals following the collapse of the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, according to Dave Tumulak, chairperson of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

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