36 missing as Philippine landfill garbage, debris avalanche kills two, traps dozens

AN avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing two people, injuring a dozen and leaving 36 others missing, officials said on Friday.

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Thirteen people were rescued alive overnight, but one of them later died, authorities said. A second body was discovered later. Rescue teams were searching for three dozen people still trapped after the mountain of garbage, earth and debris collapsed on them Thursday afternoon in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, officials and police said. The dead and missing were all workers in the landfill and