Cebu Landfill Collapse Leaves at Least 4 Dead and 34 Missing as Search Intensifies

Overview

• Authorities say a towering mass of waste gave way Thursday at the Binaliw site in Cebu, burying sanitation workers in debris.
• Officials report the death toll has risen to four, with 34 people unaccounted for and roughly a dozen workers rescued and hospitalized.
• One survivor died en route to the hospital, and a 25-year-old engineer’s body was recovered as crews continued round-the-clock operations.
• Images show backhoes digging through a destroyed structure used for sorting recyclables at a facility that handles about 1,000 tons of city waste daily.
• The collapse occurred in dry weather and the cause remains unknown, as investigators note it followed a recent regional earthquake.