In landslides that occurred on Tuesday in a mining village in the south of the Philippines, 35 people died and 77 people went missing, the local authorities announced today, as a new balance of the victims of that tragedy.
Two earthquakes, one of magnitude 5,8 at 11.22:03 local time (22 GMT) and another of magnitude 5,4 two hours later, interrupted rescue operations for several hours today in the mining village of Masara, on the island of Mindanao.
There are currently no reports of casualties or material damage in these earthquakes.
Rescuers resumed work about three hours later, after authorities ensured that the earthquakes would not cause further tremors, local authorities said.
The landslides were caused by heavy rains on Tuesday evening, and they destroyed houses and "swallowed" three buses as well as a vehicle that was supposed to transport workers from the gold mine.
According to the new official report, 35 people were killed, mostly minors, and 32 people were injured.
Landslides are common in most of the Philippines due to mountainous terrain, heavy rainfall and indiscriminate deforestation associated with mining.
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