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Philippine Army via EPA
Damaged houses after a landslide hit a community of small-scale miners at Napnapan village in Pantukan town in Compostella Valley, Southern Mindanao, Philippines, on Jan. 05, 2012.
Philippine Army via EPA
People search for relatives after the landslide.
Philippine Army via EPA
The landslide occurred at dawn in the village of Napnapan, where hundreds of small-scale miners were staying with their families.
The Associated Press reports from MANILA, Philippines:
A landslide tore through a small-scale gold mining site in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and burying dozens more, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble.
The mountainside in Napnapan village in Pantukan township collapsed around 3 a.m., when most residents were asleep, sweeping away about 50 houses, shanties and other buildings, officials said.
Aside from those confirmed dead, more than 100 people were believed buried in the rubble, Compostela Valley provincial Gov. Arturo Uy said. Continue reading.
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I wish the best of luck to emergency crews out there and hope they can find many survivors.
They should have taken the guaranteed warning. Hind site 20/20
If you have never lived in the PI, you have no idea of poor untill you have lived there. They had no were to go. I pray for them. There government has screwed them for decades, and provided nothing to help them. They are the nicest people you will ever meet. Show them some compassion. If you want to show no compassion do it to the Muslems. They deserve none.