Four people have died, while three others were rescued alive after a landslide buried houses in Riverside, Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, on Sunday night, August 9.
According to the Baguio City Public Information Office, six individuals remain missing as search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) operations continue. Among those still unaccounted for are children aged three and eight.
The number of people affected by the landslide, which buried three houses, has risen to 13, according to Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.
As of 5:35 a.m. Monday, August 10, Baguio City Police Director P/Col. Ruel Tagel said seven of the 13 individuals had been extracted from the landslide area.
Three victims were rescued alive and brought to a hospital for medical observation, while four others were declared dead.
The fatalities were identified as a 17-year-old female student, two nine-year-old students—a boy and a girl—and a 56-year-old man.
The three rescued victims were two 27-year-olds, a male and a female, and a 77-year-old pastor.
"Responders continue the search and retrieval operation at the landslide site amid intermittent rains," the local authorities said in a social media post.
Meanwhile, at least 21 families, or more than 62 individuals, have been displaced by the landslide.
Evacuees staying at the Baguio International Academy and the Guisad Surong Barangay Hall are in urgent need of food, clean water, blankets, warm clothing, and hygiene kits.
