A landslide hits a community in Malapatan town, Sarangani, on Friday morning, killing at least six people and leaving three others missing, according to reports from GMA Regional TV and the Inquirer. The slide buries two houses in Sitio Blesong Fundao of Barangay Poblacion, where the Maladian and Yaton families live. The houses are built along a mountainside. Initial reports indicate that 10 people were buried by the landslide. As of the latest accounts, six people are retrieved and confirmed dead, while three remain unaccounted for. The affected area is in Malapatan, a municipality in Sarangani province in Mindanao. Local disaster response efforts are led by the Malapatan municipal disaster risk reduction and management office, with officials reporting on the casualty count and retrieval progress. The incident comes amid continuing adverse weather conditions reported across Mindanao, and authorities continue monitoring and responding to the situation.
Landslide in Malapatan, Sarangani kills six, leaves three missing
A landslide hits a community in Malapatan town, Sarangani, on Friday morning, killing at least six people and leaving three others missing, according to reports from GMA Regional TV and the Inquirer....
- A landslide occurs in Malapatan town, Sarangani on Friday morning.
- Six people die and three people are reported missing.
- Two houses in Sitio Blesong Fundao, Barangay Poblacion are buried.
- The houses are occupied by the Maladian and Yaton families and are built along a mountainside.
- Initial reports say 10 people were buried; six are retrieved and confirmed dead as of the latest reports.
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Six people were killed, and three others remain missing, after a landslide buried two houses in Sitio Blesong Fundao of Barangay Poblacion in Malapatan town, Sarangani, on Friday. Malapatan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) chief Mark Christopher Quiño said the landslide buried two houses occupied by the Maladian and Yaton families. The houses were built along a mountainside. READ: 1 dead as rains batter Mindanao; Inday heading to Northern Luzon The MDRRMO said 10 people were initially reported to be buried by the landslide. So far, six were retrieved and confirmed dead while […]...Keep on reading: 6 dead, 3 missing after landslide hits Sarangani village
1 month agoA landslide on Friday morning struck a community in Malapatan town in Sarangani, leaving at least six people dead and three others missing, GMA Regional TV One Mindanao reported.
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