Cebu City placed under state of calamity as death toll in landfill collapse climbs to 13

Cebu City has been placed under a state of calamity after the deadly collapse at the Binaliw landfill, which left multiple people dead, injured and missing, while disrupting the city’s waste disposal services.

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As at 5pm on Jan13, the death toll had risen to 13 after rescue teams recovered five more bodies since the afternoon of Jan 12, the authorities said.

Cebu City councillor David Tumulak, who chairs the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, reported that two bodies were retrieved on Jan12 and another in the morning of Jan 13.

According to Mr Tumulak, the first victim, a 48-year-old woman, was recovered around 4pm on Jan 12, followed an hour later by a 57-year-old woman.

He said the Ith victim, a 50-year-old woman, was recovered in the morning of Jan13, while the latest recoveries included a 47-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man.