Dead by landslide Philippines

A landslide has swallowed more than twenty dwellings on the Philippine island of Cebu.

The buried houses are located near a limestone quarry. There, after heavy rainfall, earth and rocks began to slide. 'Because of the landslide about 20 to 24 houses are buried. All people present there are stuck, 'said a police officer. Rescue workers have certainly found four people alive.

The island state was recently hit by the heavy typhoon Mangkhut. According to the police, the official death toll as a result of that storm is 88, but is likely to rise further.