UNDER THE RUBBLE. Soldiers search for missing bodies in Baybay City in this April 18, 2022 photo. Search and retrieval in two landslide-hit villages in Baybay City were stopped on Thursday (April 21, 2022) due to unstable ground, the city disaster risk reduction and management office reported.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - Search and retrieval operations in two landslide-hit villages in Baybay City were stopped due to unstable ground conditions, the city disaster risk reduction and management office (CDRRMO) reported on Thursday night. Citing ground assessment results, CDRRMO chief Rhyse Austero said responders have to stop searching for cadavers in Bunga and Mailhi villages for their safety. "Search and retrieval is now concentrated in Kantagnos village. It had been stopped in other areas due to geological and health hazards," Austero said in an update posted on Facebook. Col. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Army's 802nd Brigade, who deployed personne
LANDSLIDE VICTIMS. Some of the bodies retrieved from landslides in Baybay City on Tuesday (April 12, 2022). Rescuers have retrieved the remains of 42 people killed by landslides in Baybay City and the town of Abuyog in Leyte, local authorities reported. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Carl Cari) TACLOBAN CITY - Rescuers have retrieved the remains of53 people killed by landslides in Baybay City and the town of Abuyog in Leyte as of Tuesday night, local authorities reported. In Baybay,48 bodies were unearthed in Mailhi, Bunga, Kantagnos, San Agustin, Maypatag, Pangasugan, Zone 21, Candadam, Caridad, and Can-ipa villages. In the nearby town of Abuyog, two bodies were recovered from the landslide-hit Bahay village and another body were found in Tib-o village on Tuesday. The local police reported that in Pilar village, two bodies were recovered after a landslide in Abuyog Tuesday night.At least 127 persons were injured in Pilar, according to the police. At least 5,175 residents in Baybay remain in