Death toll from landfill collapse in the Philippines rises to eight

Search and retrieval operations continue for missing workers at the collapsed waste management facility in Binaliw, Cebu City, central Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. -- AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez

MANILA (dpa): The death toll from a landslide of rubbish in a central Philippine city has risen to eight, with 28 still missing, local officials said on Monday.

Emergency workers were using a crane to dig through the rubble of garbage that flattened a recycling facility and partially buried some houses in Cebu City, about 560 kilometres south of Manila, on Thursday.