Four miners were confirmed dead while six others have remained missing following a landslide at the mining site of the Carmen Copper Corp. (CCC) in Toledo City in midwestern Cebu Monday afternoon. Local authorities here have searched the area since early Tuesday to rescue the still missing miners. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central continue reading : 4 dead, 6 missing in Cebu mine landslide
A team from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau – 7 was immediately deployed following the landslide incident in the City of Naga, Cebu. The landslide happened early morning, Thursday reportedly burying several houses in Sitio Sindulan, barangay Tinaan, City of Naga. Heavy rainfall on the night of September 19 and early morning of September 20 continue reading : Landslide hits sitio Sindulan, Tinaan, City of Naga
Residents living in the low-lying areas and those areas declared as landslide-prone in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, and Negros Oriental are advised to take precautionary measures as Tropical Storm Basyang may affect these provinces. Tropical Storm Basyang (with an international name Sanba) is expected to bring scattered to widespread moderate to heavy rains over Eastern Visayas continue reading : TS Basyang’s prolonged rain may cause landslide, flooding