PHILIPPINES LANDSLIDE KILLED 25
Continuous rain has caused another landslide in a mining village in Pantukan, Mindanao island, in the southern part of Philippines, killing at least 25 people while 150 more are missing.
Fifteen people have been reported as injured as a task force is still assessing the actual number of casualties.
According to the civil defense, despite governments warning, people have refused to leave the area because they were mining for gold.
However, unregulated mining activities have made the mountain area unstable and have caused a series of accidents. A nearby village was also hit by a landslide last year that left 14 dead.
Military helicopters are now moving rescue teams from Cagayan de Oro, one of the cities seriously hit by Typhoon Washi in December, to Pantukan.
At least 1,249 people are known to have died in flash floods caused by Typhoon Washi, which struck Mindanao late last month.
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