ITOGON, Benguet—Three pocket miners died and a 16-year-old boy was injured when a 100-meter landslide buried a shanty in Camp 5, Acupan, Virac late Sunday evening.
Mayor Bernard Waclin said the victims were asleep when the landslide, believed to be triggered by continuous rain, struck at around 6:30 p.m.
Witnesses reported a sudden slope collapse above the shanty that caused the deadly landslide.
The teen survivor sought help from local authorities, prompting immediate search and rescue by the police, fire bureau, disaster officials, residents, and volunteers.
Rescuers took two hours to retrieve the bodies of Joemarie Alila Tigibon, 30, Jomer Alila Tigibon, and Ramil Padseco, 24. All were declared dead on arrival at the Benguet Corporation medical clinic.
