Manila, Jan. 10 -- At least four people have been confirmed dead as search and rescue operations continued Saturday for the remaining missing people after a landfill in the central Philippine city of Cebu collapsed late Thursday afternoon, the city mayor said Saturday.
Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said in a social media post that 12 injured individuals have been extricated from the debris and rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
Local officials warned that the death toll could rise again as rescuers work to locate those still missing. Archival said the instability of the ground and the risk of acetylene have made search-and-rescue operations extremely dangerous, forcing teams to proceed with caution.
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