At least 16 dead in Philippine landslide
11:55, 19 May 2009
MANILA. May 19. KAZINFORM. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead and 20 others still missing in a landslide in the southern Mindanao region, local police said Tuesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Police Chief in Compostella Valley Province Ronald Dela Rosa said the victims are mostly gold miners and a rescue team has arrived at the site in a mountainous town of the province.
The landslide happened on Sunday. Further details are not available at this stage; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.