ITOGON, Benguet — Philippine rescuers used shovels and bare hands to claw through mounds of rocky soil on Monday in a desperate search for dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut. But he hasn’t returned until now.”Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said there were an estimated 40 to 50 people in the area during the landslide. ADVERTISEMENTThe massive landslide left a gaping gash in a green hillside studded with small homes topped with rusting metal roofs. “In the morning, the sun is too hot, the soil is dry, making it hard to dig,” rescuer Allan Drilon told AFP. “Unfortunately, there was a second collapse and the responders themselves became victims of a landslide.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 17, 2018 12:42 UTC