Related News
26 die as mudslide hits village
Source: Agencies |
May 20, 2009, Wednesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
MUDSLIDES tumbled down a rain-soaked mountain in the southern Philippines, burying dozens of shanties in a gold mining village and killing at least 26 people, a provincial governor said yesterday.
A 50-strong police and military rescue team was heading to the remote village of Napnapan to help search for at least six people who are still missing a day after the landslides hit, said Governor Arthur Uy of Compostela Valley province.
The village is about 40 kilometers from the nearest main town and rescuers had to bring in heavy equipment to clear the only road leading to it, police Inspector Winifredo Regidor said.
One mudslide slammed into about 30 shanties, followed by another that swept away a house, Uy said.
About 19 people, most of them miners, were treated for injuries, according to Uy. Three were airlifted in an air force helicopter that brought in a medical team.
The landslide-prone area was saturated after days of rain and residents had ignored warnings to leave, Uy said.
"We have been asking them to leave, and we are planning to cordon the area," he added.
"We are happy to have this gold mining area here. But the dark side are the deaths that occur in these natural calamities."
A 50-strong police and military rescue team was heading to the remote village of Napnapan to help search for at least six people who are still missing a day after the landslides hit, said Governor Arthur Uy of Compostela Valley province.
The village is about 40 kilometers from the nearest main town and rescuers had to bring in heavy equipment to clear the only road leading to it, police Inspector Winifredo Regidor said.
One mudslide slammed into about 30 shanties, followed by another that swept away a house, Uy said.
About 19 people, most of them miners, were treated for injuries, according to Uy. Three were airlifted in an air force helicopter that brought in a medical team.
The landslide-prone area was saturated after days of rain and residents had ignored warnings to leave, Uy said.
"We have been asking them to leave, and we are planning to cordon the area," he added.
"We are happy to have this gold mining area here. But the dark side are the deaths that occur in these natural calamities."
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
