At least 6 die, 63 missing in Cebu landslide: police

September 20, 2018

At least six persons died and 63 are missing after a landslide buried around 24 homes in Barangay Tina-an, in the City of Naga, Cebu, police said Thursday.

Police said the landslide occurred at 6 am when heavy rains eroded part of the mountain of Sitio Sindulan, Brgy. Tina-an covering more or less 24 houses.

"Occupants were trapped inside their houses when the incident happened," according to a report by Chief Inspector Roderick Gonzales, acting Naga chief of police.

Rescue operation is being supervised by  Councilor Junjie Cruz, chairman of City of Naga Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office with Gonzales and other government officials. DMS