February 16, 2006

Aww Crap!

Word is coming in about a large landslide in the Philippines From the Canadian Globe and Mail/AP:
200 feared dead, 1,500 missing in Philippine landslide
A landslide rumbled down a mountainside on an eastern Philippine island Friday, burying hundreds of houses and a school packed with elementary students. Red Cross officials estimated at least 200 dead and 1,500 missing.

“It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled,” survivor Dario Libatan told Manila radio DZMM. “I could not see any house standing any more.”

Senator Richard Gordon, head of the Philippine Red Cross, said an entire village appeared to have been buried, with perhaps 200 dead and 1,500 missing. The landslide on Leyte island followed two weeks of non-stop rains.

“There is no body count yet, it's our estimate,” he told the Associated Press by telephone from Geneva. “We're mobilizing rescue operations. This areas is infamous for landslides.”
Placing these people in our prayers this evening. More as I find out... Posted by DaveH at February 16, 2006 11:38 PM
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