PHILIPPINES – After a landfill collapse killed 13 and left 23 others missing, the local city council announced on Wednesday that Friday Jan. 16 will be a day of mourning for the victims.
The Cebu City council declared Jan. 16 as a day of mourning for the victims of the Binaliw landfill landslide, at it approved a motion on the declaration of a state of calamity for the city, according to the ABS-CBN news outlet.
“This is a solemn recognition of the tragic landslide incident that occurred in Barangay Binaliw which claimed lives that cost immeasurable grief,” said Councilor Jun Alcover.
Search operations for a seventh day Wednesday were still underway for 23 workers believed to be trapped under the debris.
The accident took place Thursday at a privately operated landfill facility in Cebu City in the Central Visayas region, where workers on site.
Rescue teams continue to use heavy machinery and manual digging as hopes ebb of locating survivors.
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