6 reported dead, 31 injured in Davao de Oro landslide

Several buses carrying 86 employees of Apex Mines were buried in a landslide at around 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.6, according to the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom). | PHOTO: Eastern Mindanao Command

MANILA, Philippines — Six miners were reported dead and 31 others injured after a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, the municipal government said on Wednesday.

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Maco said the casualties were reported as of 2:00 p.m.

Forty-six other persons remain missing. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, the municipal government added.

Several buses carrying 86 employees of Apex Mines were buried in a landslide at around 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom).