MANILA, Philippines — The number of bodies recovered from the landslide in a mining village in Maco, Davao de Oro, increased to 90, the local government said Thursday. Leah Añora, unit member of Maco town’s “Management of the Dead and the Missing,” said the latest fatality count was logged as of noon, February 15. FEATURED STORIESREAD: Search for Davao de Oro landslide survivors ends; death toll at 71Vehicles carrying 86 workers of Apex Mining Corp. were buried in a landslide that happened at 7:00 p.m. on February 6 in Barangay Masara in Maco town, according to the Eastern Mindanao Command. Some 300 families or 2,000 individuals were also affected by the landslide, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). READ: Landslide in Davao de Oro mining village affects 300 familiesThe OCD said multiple weather disturbances like the shear line, northeast monsoon, and the trough of a low pressure area hit the Davao region since late last month, which caused widespread flooding and landslide incidents in the region.

Source: The Local February 15, 2024 17:01 UTC