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2 more bodies recovered in landfill collapse in Philippines’ Cebu; death toll now at 6

Rescuers had to battle heavy rain, hazardous debris and the risk of methane gas when they continued search operations at the landfill on Saturday night.

Nestle Semilla-Dakay

Nestle Semilla-Dakay

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Members of the search and rescue team look for people after a landslide at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City on January 11, 2026. PHOTO: AFP

January 12, 2026

CEBU CITY – Two more bodies were recovered at the collapsed Binaliw landfill early Sunday, Jan. 11, bringing the death toll to six, a local official said.

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairperson of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, confirmed that the bodies of two women were retrieved at 1 a.m and 6 a.m.

Rescuers had to battle heavy rain, hazardous debris and the risk of methane gas when they continued search operations at the landfill on Saturday night.

At least 30 more people have been reported missing while 12 were injured in the collapsed landfill.

Structural and environmental factors are being cited as initial causes of the tragedy. /apl

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