MANILA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was dead, and five others were injured after a landslide hit a landfill in a village in the central Philippine city of Cebu on Thursday afternoon, local media reported.
Five patients 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, as reported by local media.
A local official said the structure gave way due to the sheer volume of waste piled at the site, which destabilized the landfill area.
The situation worsened due to continuous rainfall over the past several days, which softened the soil and triggered the slide, the official added.
Search and rescue teams immediately rushed to the scene to locate and assist those believed to be trapped beneath the debris.
The area has been cordoned off as rescue operations continued, amid concerns that unstable ground conditions could pose further risks. ■
