'Racing against time': Death toll rises after Cebu trash site collapseRescuers continue search operations after a landslide at a landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 10, 2026. Rescuers were now facing the danger of further collapse as they navigated the still-shifting wreckage, Cebu rescuer Jo Reyes told AFP on Saturday. Cebu City councillor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the city's disaster council, told AFP another two bodies had been uncovered Saturday by crews working in 24-hour shifts. 'Praying for miracles'Numerous families were on site awaiting word on the fate of their relatives, Joel Garganera, another Cebu City council member, told AFP on Saturday. Rita Cogay, who operates a compactor at the site, told AFP on Friday she had stepped outside to get a drink of water just moments before the building she had been in was crushed.

Source: Philippine Star January 11, 2026 12:24 UTC